BeanNotEnhancedException in Play 3.0.10 (JDK 25) with Layered Architecture and Ebean 8.5.0

[Gecko2023]

Context
I am developing a project using the following stack:

Framework: Play Framework 3.0.10

Java: Amazon Corretto 25

Ebean: 8.5.0 (via play-ebean plugin)

Environment: IntelliJ IDEA with Ebean Enhancer Plugin, running via the SBT shell.

The Problem
When attempting to run the project, the Guice injector fails to initialize, throwing a BeanNotEnhancedException.
Log.txt

Despite having the Ebean Enhancement plugin enabled in IntelliJ, the runtime (SBT shell/Play Dev Mode) does not recognize the class as enhanced. This is particularly complex in my setup because I use a layered principal where the original Ebean models are compiled
across multiple layers, which may be interfering with the standard Ebean enhancement path.

Architecture Details
Layered Models: My Ebean models undergo a layered compilation process. The Permission model is located in the shadow.web.models package.

Build Flow: I am running the project via the SBT shell within IntelliJ.

What I’ve Checked
The IntelliJ Ebean plugin is active.

The ebean.mf file includes the correct packages.

The project compiles, but the runtime enhancement check fails during the EbeanDynamicEvolutions startup.

[rbygrave]

Ebean: 8.5.0

That is a very old version of ebean. The current versions of Ebean is 16 and 17.

That version will NOT be compatible with Java 25 bytecode.

[Gecko2023]

the sbt-play-ebean plugin uses a different versioning, play-ebean 8.5.0 uses ebean 13 or 14 i think