diff --git a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/pom.xml b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
index d22899c0..63e6ebe5 100644
--- a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
     <artifactId>rocketmq-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>2.3.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     
     <name>RocketMQ Spring Boot Samples</name>
     <description>Samples for RocketMQ Spring Boot</description>
diff --git a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consume-acl-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consume-acl-demo/pom.xml
index 3d9325fa..940e3ffa 100644
--- a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consume-acl-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consume-acl-demo/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     
     <artifactId>rocketmq-consume-acl-demo</artifactId>
diff --git a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consume-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consume-demo/pom.xml
index b407aee8..6e237e62 100644
--- a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consume-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consume-demo/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     
     <artifactId>rocketmq-consume-demo</artifactId>
diff --git a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consumer-pull-simple-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consumer-pull-simple-demo/pom.xml
index fe75ed05..4143b5ce 100644
--- a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consumer-pull-simple-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consumer-pull-simple-demo/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rocketmq-consumer-pull-simple-demo</artifactId>
diff --git a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consumer-push-simple-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consumer-push-simple-demo/pom.xml
index dd797af1..bedd8f82 100644
--- a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consumer-push-simple-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-consumer-push-simple-demo/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rocketmq-consumer-push-simple-demo</artifactId>
diff --git a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-produce-acl-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-produce-acl-demo/pom.xml
index 6eb4c71c..4b6c34eb 100644
--- a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-produce-acl-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-produce-acl-demo/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rocketmq-produce-acl-demo</artifactId>
diff --git a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-produce-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-produce-demo/pom.xml
index 5b59d9db..dee0ee2a 100644
--- a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-produce-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-produce-demo/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rocketmq-produce-demo</artifactId>
diff --git a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-producer-simple-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-producer-simple-demo/pom.xml
index 7ba0f6b1..e90e8157 100644
--- a/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-producer-simple-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-producer-simple-demo/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rocketmq-producer-simple-demo</artifactId>
diff --git a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/pom.xml b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
index d8559c9a..a9cbae82 100644
--- a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
 	<artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
-	<version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples</name>
 	<description>rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples</description>
diff --git a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consume-acl-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consume-acl-demo/pom.xml
index cc600607..3321ca40 100644
--- a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consume-acl-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consume-acl-demo/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-consume-acl-demo</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consume-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consume-demo/pom.xml
index 2b5d46a8..fef6d3b1 100644
--- a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consume-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consume-demo/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-consume-demo</artifactId>
diff --git a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consume-simple-subscribe-muliti-topic-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consume-simple-subscribe-muliti-topic-demo/pom.xml
index af13654f..91399f35 100644
--- a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consume-simple-subscribe-muliti-topic-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consume-simple-subscribe-muliti-topic-demo/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-consume-simple-subscribe-muliti-topic-demo</artifactId>
diff --git a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consumer-push-simple-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consumer-push-simple-demo/pom.xml
index b67eeead..33da2594 100644
--- a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consumer-push-simple-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consumer-push-simple-demo/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-consumer-push-simple-demo</artifactId>
diff --git a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consumer-simple-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consumer-simple-demo/pom.xml
index 8008c7ec..d6c84831 100644
--- a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consumer-simple-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-consumer-simple-demo/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-consumer-simple-demo</artifactId>
diff --git a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-producer-acl-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-producer-acl-demo/pom.xml
index cd97b8bf..1080c10c 100644
--- a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-producer-acl-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-producer-acl-demo/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-producer-acl-demo</artifactId>
diff --git a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-producer-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-producer-demo/pom.xml
index a4e155a5..fd160d55 100644
--- a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-producer-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-producer-demo/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-producer-demo</artifactId>
diff --git a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-producer-simple-demo/pom.xml b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-producer-simple-demo/pom.xml
index e72039fb..711e699e 100644
--- a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-producer-simple-demo/pom.xml
+++ b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples/rocketmq-v5-client-producer-simple-demo/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.rocketmq</groupId>
         <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rocketmq-v5-client-producer-simple-demo</artifactId>
diff --git a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/autoconfigure/ExtTemplateResetConfiguration.java b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/autoconfigure/ExtTemplateResetConfiguration.java
index 905a08d5..f5e8b193 100644
--- a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/autoconfigure/ExtTemplateResetConfiguration.java
+++ b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/autoconfigure/ExtTemplateResetConfiguration.java
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ private void registerTemplate(String beanName, Object bean) {
         ProducerBuilder producerBuilder = createProducer(annotation);
         RocketMQClientTemplate rocketMQTemplate = (RocketMQClientTemplate) bean;
         rocketMQTemplate.setProducerBuilder(producerBuilder);
+        rocketMQTemplate.initProducer();
         rocketMQTemplate.setMessageConverter(rocketMQMessageConverter.getMessageConverter());
         String topic = environment.resolvePlaceholders(annotation.topic());
         log.info("Set real producer to {} using topic {}", beanName, topic);
diff --git a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/core/RocketMQClientTemplate.java b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/core/RocketMQClientTemplate.java
index 4213cb4b..3d77b20c 100644
--- a/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/core/RocketMQClientTemplate.java
+++ b/rocketmq-v5-client-spring-boot/src/main/java/org/apache/rocketmq/client/core/RocketMQClientTemplate.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
 import org.springframework.messaging.MessagingException;
 import org.springframework.messaging.core.AbstractMessageSendingTemplate;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
 
 
 @SuppressWarnings({"WeakerAccess", "unused"})
-public class RocketMQClientTemplate extends AbstractMessageSendingTemplate<String> implements DisposableBean {
+public class RocketMQClientTemplate extends AbstractMessageSendingTemplate<String> implements DisposableBean, InitializingBean {
 
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RocketMQClientTemplate.class);
 
@@ -61,15 +62,8 @@ public class RocketMQClientTemplate extends AbstractMessageSendingTemplate<Strin
 
     public Producer getProducer() {
         if (Objects.isNull(producer)) {
-            synchronized (RocketMQClientTemplate.class) {
-                if (Objects.isNull(producer)) {
-                    try {
-                        this.producer =  producerBuilder.build();
-                    } catch (ClientException e) {
-                        throw new RuntimeException(e);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            throw new IllegalStateException(
+                    "Producer is not initialized. Please check rocketmq.producer configuration.");
         }
         return producer;
     }
@@ -106,6 +100,29 @@ public void setProducerBuilder(ProducerBuilder producerBuilder) {
         this.producerBuilder = producerBuilder;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Build the producer during initialization so that connection/route prefetch
+     * happens at startup rather than on the first message send.
+     */
+    public void initProducer() {
+        if (Objects.nonNull(producerBuilder) && Objects.isNull(producer)) {
+            synchronized (RocketMQClientTemplate.class) {
+                if (Objects.isNull(producer)) {
+                    try {
+                        this.producer = producerBuilder.build();
+                    } catch (ClientException e) {
+                        throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception {
+        initProducer();
+    }
+
     public SimpleConsumerBuilder getSimpleConsumerBuilder() {
         return simpleConsumerBuilder;
     }