This release is binary-compatible with the 2.x series for Scala 2 and 3, but the Scala 3 build now requires at least Scala 3.2.0. It contains a bunch of new functionalities. Thanks a lot to the contributors!

New Functionalities

• implement ConsoleLogger for Scala.js by @bpholt in https://github.com/typelevel/log4cats/pull/694
• Add structured equivalents of Writer & WriterT loggers by @morgen-peschke in https://github.com/typelevel/log4cats/pull/719
• Add implicit derivations for LoggerFactory by @alexcardell in https://github.com/typelevel/log4cats/pull/725
• Add strict evaluation option by @ant8e in https://github.com/typelevel/log4cats/pull/738

Behind the Scenes

• Deprecate implicit materialization of Slf4jFactory by @armanbilge in https://github.com/typelevel/log4cats/pull/683
• Beginner Friendly Example in README by @mljohns89 in https://github.com/typelevel/log4cats/pull/693
• Fixed unbalanced parentheses by @mljohns89 in https://github.com/typelevel/log4cats/pull/695

Dependencies Updates

• Update scala-library, scala-reflect to 2.12.17 by @typelevel-steward in https://github.com/typelevel/log4cats/pull/689