Items to do:

• check for deprecation messages in current production logs
• upgrade Rails and dependent gems
• go through upgrade guides:
  • https://www.fastruby.io/blog/rails/upgrades/upgrade-rails-7-0-to-7-1.html
  • https://guides.rubyonrails.org/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.html#upgrading-from-rails-7-0-to-rails-7-1
• go through notable changes in release notes
• remove workarounds and monkey patches in code pointed to by `rg -i "rails \d"`
• regenerate database schema as Rails 7.1 updated format
• make sure oracle-enhanced works
• Set load_defaults to 7.1 at application.rb
• Note about Ruby/Rails compat matrix: https://www.fastruby.io/blog/ruby/rails/versions/compatibility-table.html

Release notes: https://guides.rubyonrails.org/v7.1.2/7_1_release_notes.html

Gems that likely require an upgrade:

• activerecord-oracle_enhanced-adapter
• bullet
• rspec-rails

Some dates for reference:

Bug Fixes
8.0.x - Supported until November 7, 2025
7.2.x - Supported until August 9, 2025

Security Issues
8.0.x - Supported until November 7, 2026
7.2.x - Supported until August 9, 2026
7.1.x - Supported until October 1, 2025
7.0.x - Supported until April 1, 2025