**[Philippe Julien](https://jira.spring.io/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=philjulien)** opened **[SPR-17526](https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-17526?redirect=false)** and commented CachingMetadataReaderFactory keep a strong reference on --- **Issue Links:** - #22059 CachingMetadataReaderFactory does not release shared resource cache after context refresh (_**"duplicates"**_)