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<h1>Release 14.1.0</h1>
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UnnecessaryParentheses: no violation if casting is present before expression. Author: Youssef Alaa <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/14872" class="externalLink">#14872</a> </li>
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SuppressWarnings: no support for module declarations. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21163" class="externalLink">#21163</a> </li>
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NoLineWrap: no support for module declarations. Author: vivek-0509 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21161" class="externalLink">#21161</a> </li>
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OpenjdkAnnotationLocation: no support for module declarations. Author: vivek-0509 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21162" class="externalLink">#21162</a> </li>
<li>
new Check: ExpressionOverBlockLambda. Author: Carbon14-48 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20692" class="externalLink">#20692</a> </li>
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New Check: InappropriateJavadocBlockTagsOnField. Author: sahitya0xsingh <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21062" class="externalLink">#21062</a> </li>
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New Check: ModuleImportOrder. Author: vivek-0509 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19967" class="externalLink">#19967</a> </li>
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New Check: InappropriateJavadocBlockTagsOnPackage. Author: Saad Haider <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21063" class="externalLink">#21063</a> </li>
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New Check: ModuleDirectiveOrder. Author: vivek-0509 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21088" class="externalLink">#21088</a> </li>
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New Check: AvoidModuleImport. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19968" class="externalLink">#19968</a> </li>
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New check: JavadocEndCommentDelimiter. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20982" class="externalLink">#20982</a> </li>
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New Check: UnnecessaryFullyQualifiedTypeCheck. Author: ZaheerAhmadDev <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19885" class="externalLink">#19885</a> </li>
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Add UnusedPrivateField check for unused private fields. Author: Zaheer Ahmad <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/12596" class="externalLink">#12596</a> </li>
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New check: JavadocLinkFirstOccurrence. Author: Carbon14-48 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19937" class="externalLink">#19937</a> </li>
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New check: JavadocNoErrorInThrowsTag. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20792" class="externalLink">#20792</a> </li>
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New Check: InappropriateJavadocBlockTagsOnType. Author: Saad Haider <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21061" class="externalLink">#21061</a> </li>
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New check: JavadocLinkWellKnownApi. Author: Carbon14-48 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19938" class="externalLink">#19938</a> </li>
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New check: JavadocThrowsOrderCheck. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19698" class="externalLink">#19698</a> </li>
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New check JavadocParamOrder: to validate method parameter order in javadoc to match parameter order in method. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/8990" class="externalLink">#8990</a> </li>
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new Check: PreferCodeOrSnippetJavadocInlineTag. Author: Aman-Baliyan <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20986" class="externalLink">#20986</a> </li>
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<p>Bug fixes:</p>
<ul>
<li>
JavadocPackage: false positive "Missing package-info.java file" on module-info.java. Author: Tanvir Alam <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21199" class="externalLink">#21199</a> </li>
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Fix wrong implementation of compareTo in LocalizedMessages. Author: arturict <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/4454" class="externalLink">#4454</a> </li>
<li>
VariableDeclarationUsageDistance: no violation on variable used in inner class. Author: lithops-zty <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19156" class="externalLink">#19156</a> </li>
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FallThrough check doesn't handle infinite loops. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/3885" class="externalLink">#3885</a> </li>
<li>
Update Documentation Comments Style Guide: add JavadocEndCommentDelimiter. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21343" class="externalLink">#21343</a> </li>
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False Positive: IllegalInstantiationCheck does not recognize records shadowing java.lang.Boolean. Author: Zhu Tianyi <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21331" class="externalLink">#21331</a> </li>
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Update Documentation Comments Style Guide: param description separator. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19948" class="externalLink">#19948</a> </li>
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ClassMemberImpliedModifierCheck: nested enum/interface missing implied static not flagged in compact source files (JEP 512). Author: surajgojanur <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20227" class="externalLink">#20227</a> </li>
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Update Documentation Comments Style Guide: add JavadocNoErrorInThrowsTagCheck. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21336" class="externalLink">#21336</a> </li>
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Extend OpenjdkAnnotationLocationCheck to allow Annotation on target line for all single line targets and add check in openjdk_checks.xml. Author: arturict <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20978" class="externalLink">#20978</a> </li>
<li>
Update Documentation Comments Style Guide: add JavadocLinkWellKnownApi JavadocLinkFirstOccurrence. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21320" class="externalLink">#21320</a> </li>
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Enable in Doc Comments style guide: JavadocParamOrder and JavadocThrowsOrderare. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21218" class="externalLink">#21218</a> </li>
<li>
WriteTagCheck: first top-level method's Javadoc tags not reported in compact source files (JEP 512). Author: ZaheerAhmadDev <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20555" class="externalLink">#20555</a> </li>
</ul>
<p>Notes:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Unnecessary suppressions should be reported in ArchUnit tests. Author: ivamly <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/12189" class="externalLink">#12189</a> </li>
<li>
Fix modules with incorrect example count in EXAMPLE_COUNT_SUPPRESSED_MODULES. Author: Md Tanvir Alam, Burak KALAYCI, Dhanush Pothulapati <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21229" class="externalLink">#21229</a> </li>
<li>
Improper indentation in `property_types.html` code snippets. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21393" class="externalLink">#21393</a> </li>
<li>
Naming convention of html pages should be kebab style. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/13159" class="externalLink">#13159</a> </li>
<li>
Fix examples with duplicate violation behavior. Author: smita1078, kalayciburak, NianJiuZst <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21119" class="externalLink">#21119</a> </li>
<li>
Fix violation message comments to use quoted text and remove associated suppressions. Author: krishna01989, Md Tanvir Alam, kishor, SidheshwarSarangal, Nihir Kumar, Nikhil, Kushagra Sharma, Elamathi K <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20954" class="externalLink">#20954</a> </li>
<li>
MissingDeprecated: no support for module declarations. Author: sahitya0xsingh <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21164" class="externalLink">#21164</a> </li>
<li>
`no-warning-imports-guava` silently fails due to unfound report. Author: stoyanK7 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21379" class="externalLink">#21379</a> </li>
<li>
`no-warning-imports-java-design-patterns` silently fails due to unfound report. Author: stoyanK7 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21375" class="externalLink">#21375</a> </li>
<li>
OpenCollective URLs returning 403 Forbidden in lychee link checker. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21371" class="externalLink">#21371</a> </li>
<li>
Site workflow comment should also show links to changed Javadoc pages. Author: Kairav Mittal <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21367" class="externalLink">#21367</a> </li>
<li>
Standardize S3 destination paths for uploaded reports. Author: stoyanK7 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21368" class="externalLink">#21368</a> </li>
<li>
Resolve all violation reported by PreferCodeOrSnippetJavadocInlineTag. Author: Sree Varshini S <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21288" class="externalLink">#21288</a> </li>
<li>
Add manually triggered workflow to deploy `master` website to AWS. Author: stoyanK7 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21344" class="externalLink">#21344</a> </li>
<li>
Update Documentation Comments Style Guide - unchecked exceptions. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21353" class="externalLink">#21353</a> </li>
<li>
Trailing comment examples should have violation hint comments to be not trailing. Author: ryikaio <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21330" class="externalLink">#21330</a> </li>
<li>
Change recommendation from Splitter to String.split() with limit. Author: Dhanush Pothulapati <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21036" class="externalLink">#21036</a> </li>
<li>
doc: document ANTLR report generation workflow. Author: vivek-0509 </li>
<li>
Make TestInputConfiguration a record. Author: Dhanush Pothulapati <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21325" class="externalLink">#21325</a> </li>
<li>
Renumber examples so default-config example is Example1. Author: Sree Varshini S <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21207" class="externalLink">#21207</a> </li>
<li>
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException in EmptyLineSeparatorCheck when comment immediately follows class definition. Author: Zaheer Ahmad <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/18660" class="externalLink">#18660</a> </li>
<li>
Drop nexus-codehaus-snapshot plugin repository. Author: Petr Portnov <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21241" class="externalLink">#21241</a> </li>
<li>
Move violation comments above of annotated methods. Author: Nihir Kumar, NianJiuZst <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19803" class="externalLink">#19803</a> </li>
<li>
Optimize lychee external link check to avoid multi-hour runs. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21305" class="externalLink">#21305</a> </li>
<li>
XmlMetaReaderTest avoid hadcoded values of module counts. Author: ryikaio <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21308" class="externalLink">#21308</a> </li>
<li>
Enforce module-info/<case>/module-info.java folder structure for module-info test inputs. Author: NianJiuZst <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21297" class="externalLink">#21297</a> </li>
<li>
Violation message escaping is inconsistent. Author: Tejas H <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21177" class="externalLink">#21177</a> </li>
<li>
Fix modules suppressed from the default-config example test. Author: Khushi Vishwas <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21137" class="externalLink">#21137</a> </li>
<li>
Investigate and fix broken JavadocTokenTypes.html anchor links in lychee suppressions. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21268" class="externalLink">#21268</a> </li>
<li>
Replace maven-linkcheck-plugin to lychee-maven-plugin for HTML link checking. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/11572" class="externalLink">#11572</a> </li>
<li>
Fix missing checkstyle-openrewrite-recipes snapshot dependency. Author: MonuChaudhary14 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21277" class="externalLink">#21277</a> </li>
<li>
Move `checkstyle-files-generator` project under the `checkstyle` organization. Author: stoyanK7 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21254" class="externalLink">#21254</a> </li>
<li>
Address followup review comments from #21208 (InvalidJavadocPosition on module Javadoc). Author: vivek-0509 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21271" class="externalLink">#21271</a> </li>
<li>
Fix Issues with new landing page. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21251" class="externalLink">#21251</a> </li>
</ul>
</section>
<section><a id="Release_14.0.0"></a>
<h1>Release 14.0.0</h1>
<div class="releaseDate">18.08.2026</div>
<p>New:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Java Grammar: module-info.java support. Author: vivek-0509 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/8240" class="externalLink">#8240</a> </li>
</ul>
<p>Bug fixes:</p>
<ul>
<li>
InvalidJavadocPosition: false positive on module-info.java Javadoc. Author: vivek-0509 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21112" class="externalLink">#21112</a> </li>
<li>
PackageDeclaration: false positive "Missing package declaration" on module-info.java. Author: vivek-0509 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21110" class="externalLink">#21110</a> </li>
</ul>
<p>Notes:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Resolve Commons Logging incompatibility with XWiki validation. Author: stoyanK7 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21245" class="externalLink">#21245</a> </li>
<li>
doc: mention 14.x in JRE matrix and Java 25 language support on index page. Author: vivek-0509 </li>
<li>
Renumber examples so default-config example is Example1. Author: yura <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21207" class="externalLink">#21207</a> </li>
<li>
Fix modules with incorrect example count in EXAMPLE_COUNT_SUPPRESSED_MODULES. Author: Burak KALAYCI <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21229" class="externalLink">#21229</a> </li>
</ul>
</section>
<section><a id="Release_13.11.0"></a>
<h1>Release 13.11.0</h1>
<div class="releaseDate">16.08.2026</div>
<p>Breaking backward compatibility:</p>
<ul>
<li>
WriteTag: remove tagSeverity property and make Check to work only for violation of tag absence. Author: Burak KALAYCI <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21080" class="externalLink">#21080</a> </li>
</ul>
<p>New:</p>
<ul>
<li>
new Check: PreferLiteralJavadocInlineTag. Author: Aman-Baliyan <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20984" class="externalLink">#20984</a> </li>
</ul>
<p>Bug fixes:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Xdoc file generation should be separate project that executes in maven build as just another phase; remove doxia dependency. Author: stoyanK7 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/13426" class="externalLink">#13426</a> </li>
<li>
Add PreferLiteralJavadocInlineTag in openjdk_checks.xml. Author: Aman-Baliyan <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21222" class="externalLink">#21222</a> </li>
<li>
google_checks.xml: LocalVariableName/LocalFinalVariableName false positive for identifier example "guava33_4_6" from Google Java Style Guide. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21101" class="externalLink">#21101</a> </li>
<li>
Javadoc parse error on quoted HTML attribute value containing '<'. Author: kairav mittal <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20973" class="externalLink">#20973</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Avoid Latin. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19913" class="externalLink">#19913</a> </li>
<li>
Google style: False negative missing spacing between type and variable. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/17728" class="externalLink">#17728</a> </li>
</ul>
<p>Notes:</p>
<ul>
<li>
`testExampleCountMatchesPropertyCount` incorrectly counts examples that only configure `violateExecutionOnNonTightHtml`. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21243" class="externalLink">#21243</a> </li>
<li>
Improve the Checkstyle landing page. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21187" class="externalLink">#21187</a> </li>
<li>
Create some ability to execute metadata file generation before test phase. Author: stoyanK7 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/8775" class="externalLink">#8775</a> </li>
<li>
Improve Input coverage for compact sources (JEP 512) for all Checks. Author: Shabanov Maxim <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20590" class="externalLink">#20590</a> </li>
<li>
Fix broken Javadoc method links in *.xml.vm file due to Doxia anchor encoding. Author: sahitya0xsingh <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21114" class="externalLink">#21114</a> </li>
<li>
Fix violation message comments to use quoted text and remove associated suppressions. Author: yura <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20954" class="externalLink">#20954</a> </li>
<li>
Enforce file size on Java inputs. Author: pascofire <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/11163" class="externalLink">#11163</a> </li>
<li>
Improvements to site workflow. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/13206" class="externalLink">#13206</a> </li>
<li>
Website table of contents doesn't show use cases. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21216" class="externalLink">#21216</a> </li>
<li>
Make testExampleCountMatchesPropertyCount enforce exact example count match. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21228" class="externalLink">#21228</a> </li>
<li>
Renumber examples so default-config example is Example1. Author: Burak KALAYCI <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21207" class="externalLink">#21207</a> </li>
<li>
Fix examples with duplicate violation behavior. Author: Burak KALAYCI <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21119" class="externalLink">#21119</a> </li>
<li>
doc: remove redundant `toc` Doxia macro. Author: stoyanK7 </li>
<li>
Update grammar inputs for JDK20. Author: vivek-0509 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/13418" class="externalLink">#13418</a> </li>
<li>
enforce that a module's default-config example is always Example1. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21197" class="externalLink">#21197</a> </li>
<li>
TocMacro: TOC entry title should always come from config description, not from a property. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21202" class="externalLink">#21202</a> </li>
<li>
deployment of website to Sourceforge is failed. Author: stoyanK7 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20691" class="externalLink">#20691</a> </li>
<li>
Fix modules suppressed from the default-config example test. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21137" class="externalLink">#21137</a> </li>
<li>
weird XpathRegressionTest.REGEXP_JAVADOC_CHECKS list. Author: Burak KALAYCI <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21159" class="externalLink">#21159</a> </li>
<li>
Remove old method from pitest exclude config. Author: stoyanK7 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21174" class="externalLink">#21174</a> </li>
<li>
Test's violation-line comparison uses absolute file lines instead of lines relative to the visible xdoc section. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21152" class="externalLink">#21152</a> </li>
<li>
remove usage of JavadocTags class. Author: subotac <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21154" class="externalLink">#21154</a> </li>
</ul>
</section>
<section><a id="Release_13.10.0"></a>
<h1>Release 13.10.0</h1>
<div class="releaseDate">09.08.2026</div>
<p>Breaking backward compatibility:</p>
<ul>
<li>
JavadocVariable MissingJavadocMethod MissingJavadocType: Expand Javadoc violation messages to include named context. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/5744" class="externalLink">#5744</a> </li>
</ul>
<p>New:</p>
<ul>
<li>
WriteTag: new messages when violation is on method. Author: kalayciburak <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21071" class="externalLink">#21071</a> </li>
<li>
NonEmptyAtclauseDescription should to validate since tags. Author: arimu1 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19991" class="externalLink">#19991</a> </li>
<li>
New Check: GoogleMethodName to fix false-negative on method names with underscores. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/17841" class="externalLink">#17841</a> </li>
<li>
New Check: IllegalBlockTag. Author: Burak Kalaycı <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21079" class="externalLink">#21079</a> </li>
<li>
New check: JavadocRegexp. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20987" class="externalLink">#20987</a> </li>
<li>
New check: ArrayBracketWhitespace. Author: Saad <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/18064" class="externalLink">#18064</a> </li>
<li>
New Check: GoogleMethodNameCheck to enforce Google Java Style Guide method naming. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/18420" class="externalLink">#18420</a> </li>
</ul>
<p>Bug fixes:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Add MultilineCommentLeadingAsteriskPresence check to google_checks.xml. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20995" class="externalLink">#20995</a> </li>
<li>
JavadocMethod: check for duplicate parameter block tags. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/3469" class="externalLink">#3469</a> </li>
<li>
Javadoc parse error on HTML comment with a line ending in a hyphen. Author: kairav mittal <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20972" class="externalLink">#20972</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Contents of package.html source file. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19931" class="externalLink">#19931</a> </li>
<li>
google_checks.xml incorrectly marks return inlined tag as violation from SummaryJavadoc. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/18842" class="externalLink">#18842</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Custom Tags and Annotations. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19925" class="externalLink">#19925</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - @param. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19919" class="externalLink">#19919</a> </li>
<li>
Add checks for Documentation Comments Style Guide - Notes. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19808" class="externalLink">#19808</a> </li>
</ul>
<p>Notes:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Web site Table of content for each page as right side panel. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20514" class="externalLink">#20514</a> </li>
<li>
Fix examples with duplicate violation behavior. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21119" class="externalLink">#21119</a> </li>
<li>
Fix violation message comments to use quoted text and remove associated suppressions. Author: Bruno Souza, Khushi Vishwas, kalayciburak, dicypr, BitsToBytes-Saksham, Ali Akbar, sua321, atharv, Noor Ahmadi, Bruno Rodrigo do N. de Souza, Elamathi K, unknown, Shreya Teli, Shabanov Maxim, Vedanth <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20954" class="externalLink">#20954</a> </li>
<li>
bump org.gaul:modernizer-maven-plugin to 3.5.0. Author: Dhanush Pothulapati <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20940" class="externalLink">#20940</a> </li>
<li>
Add xdocs test enforcing at least one default-config example per module. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21129" class="externalLink">#21129</a> </li>
<li>
make examples of WhitespaceAround compact. Author: Shabanov Maxim <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20794" class="externalLink">#20794</a> </li>
<li>
Uncaught TypeError in resetStyling() due to missing .xright element across multiple pages when inspecting or interacting with left panel links. Author: avadhutmali <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/16963" class="externalLink">#16963</a> </li>
<li>
Update writingjavadocchecks.html to actual state. Author: sahitya0xsingh <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20837" class="externalLink">#20837</a> </li>
<li>
Website search: remove release notes from index. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21097" class="externalLink">#21097</a> </li>
<li>
Add test to validate Examples produce unique violations by behavior. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21108" class="externalLink">#21108</a> </li>
<li>
Move violation comments out of Javadoc for all input files. Author: arturict <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19764" class="externalLink">#19764</a> </li>
<li>
Enforce file size on Java inputs. Author: Shabanov Maxim, Ali Akbar <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/11163" class="externalLink">#11163</a> </li>
<li>
Move violation comments above of annotated methods. Author: Ali Akbar <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19803" class="externalLink">#19803</a> </li>
<li>
Search: exclude Example [code] results from index; add visible hint for "s" shortcut. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21089" class="externalLink">#21089</a> </li>
<li>
Add client-side search functionality to Checkstyle documentation website. Author: Saksham Gupta <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19507" class="externalLink">#19507</a> </li>
<li>
Update Ant Task table to have links to each property. Author: Mohit Sharma <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21081" class="externalLink">#21081</a> </li>
<li>
Rename "Doc" to "Prop" for properties in Search Bar. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21054" class="externalLink">#21054</a> </li>
<li>
WriteTag not triggered when on severity=ignore and tagSeverity=warning. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/952" class="externalLink">#952</a> </li>
<li>
Add test enforcing that Example/UseCase paragraphs have extractable descriptive text for TocMacro. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21069" class="externalLink">#21069</a> </li>
<li>
WriteTag Example4 is not clear. Author: Roman Ivanov <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21072" class="externalLink">#21072</a> </li>
<li>
Improvements to diff report generation. Author: daksh <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/12991" class="externalLink">#12991</a> </li>
<li>
antlr-report workflow scans fork's master instead of PR branch, also support target project as comment argument. Author: vivek-0509 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21059" class="externalLink">#21059</a> </li>
<li>
JavadocParagraph: inconsistent AST structure when unexpected closing tag is found. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/5492" class="externalLink">#5492</a> </li>
<li>
Add validation for end of line at the end of file for resources. Author: daksh <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21041" class="externalLink">#21041</a> </li>
<li>
Add CI validation job for checkstyle-openrewrite-recipes. Author: MonuChaudhary14 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21019" class="externalLink">#21019</a> </li>
<li>
Define violation messages for all violations. Author: Shabanov Maxim <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/15456" class="externalLink">#15456</a> </li>
<li>
Filters need xdoc macros to support non java files for config load. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19932" class="externalLink">#19932</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - @deprecated. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19921" class="externalLink">#19921</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - @since. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19922" class="externalLink">#19922</a> </li>
<li>
Resolve warnings in pitest CI run. Author: kalayciburak <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20977" class="externalLink">#20977</a> </li>
<li>
Mention good-fifth-issue in CONTRIBUTING.md. Author: ivamly <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21023" class="externalLink">#21023</a> </li>
<li>
Update all workflows participate in CI on PR to auto-cancel. Author: arturict <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21006" class="externalLink">#21006</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Method descriptions begin with a verb phrase, Class/interface/field descriptions can omit the subject and simply state the object. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19910" class="externalLink">#19910</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Ordering Multiple Tags. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19914" class="externalLink">#19914</a> </li>
<li>
Update `xdoc section` snippet marker from double hyphen to single hyphen. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21034" class="externalLink">#21034</a> </li>
<li>
Replace author email with GitHub username in release notes. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20777" class="externalLink">#20777</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Use "this" instead of "the", Add description beyond the API name, Be clear when using the term "field". Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19911" class="externalLink">#19911</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Use <code> style for keywords and names. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19882" class="externalLink">#19882</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Documenting Unchecked Exceptions. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19928" class="externalLink">#19928</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Method and constructor parentheses, Phrases instead of sentences, Third-person descriptions. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19907" class="externalLink">#19907</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - @version. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19918" class="externalLink">#19918</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - @see, @serial, @serialField, @serialData, {@link}. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19924" class="externalLink">#19924</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Writing API Specifications. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19823" class="externalLink">#19823</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Writing Programming Guide Documentation. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19834" class="externalLink">#19834</a> </li>
<li>
doc: mention JDK 25 is good to build checkstyle. Author: vivek-0509 </li>
</ul>
</section>
<section><a id="Release_13.9.0"></a>
<h1>Release 13.9.0</h1>
<div class="releaseDate">27.07.2026</div>
<p>Breaking backward compatibility:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Remove JavadocStyle check, use SummaryJavadoc Check instead. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20610" class="externalLink">#20610</a> </li>
</ul>
<p>New:</p>
<ul>
<li>
JavadocType: update Check to use AST of javadoc. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19146" class="externalLink">#19146</a> </li>
<li>
UnnecessaryParentheses not reported for array access, field access and method calls. Author: Zbynek Konecny <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/17554" class="externalLink">#17554</a> </li>
<li>
Javadoc new AST token LEADING_ASTERISKS. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20822" class="externalLink">#20822</a> </li>
<li>
update WriteTagCheck to use AST of javadoc. Author: lithops-zty <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19150" class="externalLink">#19150</a> </li>
<li>
NoLineWrap: new property skipAnnotations to avoid violations on target if there are annotations. Author: ivanmalutin <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/17437" class="externalLink">#17437</a> </li>
<li>
New check: MultilineCommentLeadingAsteriskPresence. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/17695" class="externalLink">#17695</a> </li>
<li>
new Check: OpenjdkAnnotationLocation. Author: Aman-Baliyan <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20209" class="externalLink">#20209</a> </li>
<li>
New Check: WhitespaceBeforeEmptyBody and enable it at goolge style config. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/17715" class="externalLink">#17715</a> </li>
<li>
New check: TypeBodyPadding for blank line after type definitions. Author: Saad Haider <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/17393" class="externalLink">#17393</a> </li>
<li>
New check UnnecessaryTypeArgumentsWithRecordPattern. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/15223" class="externalLink">#15223</a> </li>
<li>
New check: AnnotatedDeclarationVisibility to demand all modifiers to be the same/consistent. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/7176" class="externalLink">#7176</a> </li>
</ul>
<p>Bug fixes:</p>
<ul>
<li>
JavadocLeadingAsteriskAlign reports false positives. Author: arturict <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20958" class="externalLink">#20958</a> </li>
<li>
Add checks for Documentation Comments Style Guide - Format of a Doc Comment. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19821" class="externalLink">#19821</a> </li>
<li>
LEADING_ASTERISK column position is not parsed correctly. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20922" class="externalLink">#20922</a> </li>
<li>
google_checks.xml: false negatives in type variable names. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20563" class="externalLink">#20563</a> </li>
<li>
JavaDoc parser does not support non-ASCII (Unicode) characters in @link class references. Author: Benno Müller <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19346" class="externalLink">#19346</a> </li>
<li>
Google style: multiple spaces around reserved words not detected. Author: Youssef Alaa <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/17725" class="externalLink">#17725</a> </li>
<li>
Add checks for Sun Style 3.1.1 - Beginning Comments. Author: Mohamed Hamed <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20812" class="externalLink">#20812</a> </li>
<li>
False-Negative: NoTrailingWhitespace misses spaces after * in multi-line comments (Google Style). Author: surajgojanur <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/17878" class="externalLink">#17878</a> </li>
<li>
Google style: use AnnotationLocation ANNOTATION_DEF, ANNOTATION_FIELD_DEF, ENUM_CONSTANT_DEF, PACKAGE_DEF. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20901" class="externalLink">#20901</a> </li>
<li>
ClassFanOutComplexityCheck: fan-out of implicit class not measured in JEP 512 compact source files. Author: Zaheer Ahmad <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20553" class="externalLink">#20553</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Template for package.html source file. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19930" class="externalLink">#19930</a> </li>
<li>
File definition for suppressions should ignore path separator. Author: ayushactiveat <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/3744" class="externalLink">#3744</a> </li>
<li>
Wrong error message while using check NewlineAtEndOfFile. Author: Mohamed Hamed <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/18619" class="externalLink">#18619</a> </li>
<li>
Indentation: unexpected violation on last parentheses of chained methods. Author: Brijeshthummar02 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/15260" class="externalLink">#15260</a> </li>
<li>
PatternVariableAssignment fails when variable used inside an assignment target expression. Author: ayushactiveat <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19750" class="externalLink">#19750</a> </li>
<li>
False positive: indentation inside of constructor parameters inside try block. Author: Mohamed Hamed <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/18614" class="externalLink">#18614</a> </li>
<li>
Add checks for Openjdk style - CopyRight Notice. Author: Aman-Baliyan <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20660" class="externalLink">#20660</a> </li>
<li>
fill SarifLogger result templates in a single pass. Author: Aizal Khan <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20346" class="externalLink">#20346</a> </li>
<li>
False positive: indentation of text block inside annotation array parameters. Author: Saad Haider <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/18615" class="externalLink">#18615</a> </li>
<li>
TextBlockGoogleStyleFormatting: opening """ preceded by ? is not flagged as violation. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19707" class="externalLink">#19707</a> </li>
<li>
Unnecessary violation by Indentation check. Author: Carbon14-48 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/10015" class="externalLink">#10015</a> </li>
<li>
Indentation: Unexpected violation when class declaration is wrapped after public and before static. Author: Carbon14-48 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/14716" class="externalLink">#14716</a> </li>
<li>
GenericWhitespace false positive for parameterized record pattern. Author: Sahitya0805 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20505" class="externalLink">#20505</a> </li>
<li>
Indentation: false positives when switch expression is invocation target. Author: Zaheer Ahmad <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/11741" class="externalLink">#11741</a> </li>
<li>
update JavadocVariable to use AST of javadoc. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19147" class="externalLink">#19147</a> </li>
<li>
False positive: Indentation on file with tabs. Author: BobSong <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20339" class="externalLink">#20339</a> </li>
<li>
PatternSyntaxException in UniqueProperties when duplicated property key has dash inside brackets. Author: Sahitya0805 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20522" class="externalLink">#20522</a> </li>
<li>
PatternSyntaxException in OrderedProperties when property key has dash inside brackets. Author: Sahitya0805 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20521" class="externalLink">#20521</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - @throws. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19923" class="externalLink">#19923</a> </li>
<li>
InnerTypeLastCheck: false negative on compact source files. Author: Zaheer Ahmad <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20700" class="externalLink">#20700</a> </li>
<li>
EmptyStatement: false negative on top-level empty declaration in compact source file. Author: Carbon14-48 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20749" class="externalLink">#20749</a> </li>
<li>
JavadocType: violation message is confusing and requires quotes. Author: surajgojanur <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19806" class="externalLink">#19806</a> </li>
<li>
use quoteReplacement in fillTemplateWithStringsByRegexp. Author: Aizal Khan <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20336" class="externalLink">#20336</a> </li>
<li>
TextBlockGoogleStyleFormatting rule produces NPE for text-blocks used in annotations of a record member. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20720" class="externalLink">#20720</a> </li>
<li>
Add checks for OpenJDK Wrapping Lines. Author: Aman-Baliyan <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20464" class="externalLink">#20464</a> </li>
<li>
google_checks.xml: final local variables no violations for non lowerCamelCase. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20562" class="externalLink">#20562</a> </li>
<li>
JavadocTagContinuationIndentation Ignore indentation check when line breaks after the tag. Author: Zaheer Ahmad <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/16656" class="externalLink">#16656</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - @return. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19920" class="externalLink">#19920</a> </li>
<li>
Add checks for OpenJDK Style chapter - Lambda Expressions. Author: Aman-Baliyan <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19662" class="externalLink">#19662</a> </li>
<li>
Add checks for openjdk style - Naming. Author: Aman-Baliyan <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20669" class="externalLink">#20669</a> </li>
</ul>
<p>Notes:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Naming of doc images in source tree. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19934" class="externalLink">#19934</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Avoid Latin. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19913" class="externalLink">#19913</a> </li>
<li>
Renumber remaining ExampleX files after UseCaseX migration. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20673" class="externalLink">#20673</a> </li>
<li>
Fix modules suppressed in XdocsExamplesAstConsistencyTest and create more examples. Author: smita1078, surajgojanur <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20625" class="externalLink">#20625</a> </li>
<li>
add test for SuppressWithNearbyCommentFilter for problem with wrong group. Author: arturict <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/5573" class="externalLink">#5573</a> </li>
<li>
Enforce file size on Java inputs. Author: arturict, arimu1 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/11163" class="externalLink">#11163</a> </li>
<li>
Update all xml file based suppression to use '/' instead of '[\\/]'. Author: 21Priyanshu <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20961" class="externalLink">#20961</a> </li>
<li>
Kill PIT survivals in FileContents and Javadoc tag classes. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20948" class="externalLink">#20948</a> </li>
<li>
Document Comment Style Guide: Add Severity and Suppression section and related modules to config. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20803" class="externalLink">#20803</a> </li>
<li>
VisibilityModifierCheck: docuement not handling top-level fields in compact source files (JEP 512). Author: arturict <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20270" class="externalLink">#20270</a> </li>
<li>
InlineConfigParser does not fail when violation comments are missing quoted messages. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20932" class="externalLink">#20932</a> </li>
<li>
Move violation comments out of Javadoc for all input files. Author: surajgojanur, Sahitya0805, Jeet Das, arturict <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19764" class="externalLink">#19764</a> </li>
<li>
Resolve WARNING from failsafe:3.5.6:integration-test. Author: arturict <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20946" class="externalLink">#20946</a> </li>
<li>
move rule43onestatement Inputs to compiled folder. Author: Roman Ivanov <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20747" class="externalLink">#20747</a> </li>
<li>
udpate filters test to use getCheckMessage instead of hardcoded message. Author: kairav mittal, arimu1 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20793" class="externalLink">#20793</a> </li>
<li>
Isolate invalid Javadoc snippets from excluded packages. Author: Dhanush Pothulapati, Sahitya0805, gianmarco, arturict <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20675" class="externalLink">#20675</a> </li>
<li>
Javadoc generation emits 100 warnings. Author: Sahitya0805 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20690" class="externalLink">#20690</a> </li>
<li>
PMD fails with XPathException but maven plugin execution still success. Author: Mohamed Hamed <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20923" class="externalLink">#20923</a> </li>
<li>
Resolve compilation errors in Inputs. Author: Mohamed Hamed <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20877" class="externalLink">#20877</a> </li>
<li>
Solve fb-contrib errors. Author: ivamly <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/11140" class="externalLink">#11140</a> </li>
<li>
Improve Input coverage for compact sources (JEP 512) for all Checks. Author: Micha Hägele, arturict, Carbon14-48 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20590" class="externalLink">#20590</a> </li>
<li>
Job spelling periodically fails due to some http problems. Author: Roman Ivanov <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20913" class="externalLink">#20913</a> </li>
<li>
Resolve design problem BooleanParameter at CheckUtil. Author: arimu1 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20894" class="externalLink">#20894</a> </li>
<li>
Refactor JavadocLeadingAsteriskAlign to use logging of violation on AST node. Author: arimu1 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20896" class="externalLink">#20896</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Use in-line links economically. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19883" class="externalLink">#19883</a> </li>
<li>
Documentation Comments Style Guide - Background on the Throws Clause. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19929" class="externalLink">#19929</a> </li>
<li>
Move violation comments above of annotated methods. Author: Devashish, sahitya0xsingh, arturict, Roman Ivanov, yogesh, unknown <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19803" class="externalLink">#19803</a> </li>
<li>
reevaluate tokens in checkstyle config for AnnotationLocation. Author: Roman Ivanov <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/3730" class="externalLink">#3730</a> </li>
<li>
Resolve design problem BooleanParameter at LineWrappingHandler. Author: Mohamed Hamed <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20895" class="externalLink">#20895</a> </li>
<li>
Resolve design problem BooleanParameter at RequireThisCheck. Author: Mohamed Hamed <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20800" class="externalLink">#20800</a> </li>
<li>
CovariantEqualsCheck: covariant equals on top-level method not flagged in compact source files (JEP 512). Author: Carbon14-48 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20552" class="externalLink">#20552</a> </li>
<li>
Simplify settersHaveSinceTag. Author: daksh <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/13491" class="externalLink">#13491</a> </li>
<li>
AbstractJavadocCheck: switch logging to DetailNode. Author: daksh <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/5770" class="externalLink">#5770</a> </li>
<li>
Improve examples of StaticVariableName. Author: arimu1 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20880" class="externalLink">#20880</a> </li>
<li>
Updating properties in Input files to mention all default properties. Author: Solaris-star, Amaniiitd, Roman Ivanov <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/16807" class="externalLink">#16807</a> </li>