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Make Checkstyle an java module with module-info.java. Author: vivek-0509 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/14120" class="externalLink">#14120</a> </li>
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<h1>Release 14.2.0</h1>
<div class="releaseDate">27.09.2026</div>
<p>New:</p>
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ModifiedOrder: New property modifierOrder. Author: Aman-Baliyan <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19513" class="externalLink">#19513</a> </li>
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WhitespaceAfter: new token SINGLE_LINE_COMMENT to catch missing whitespace checks around // comments. Author: Saad Haider <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/17723" class="externalLink">#17723</a> </li>
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NoWhitespaceAfter: Allow for use of DO_WHILE, LITERAL_CATCH, LITERAL_FOR, LITERAL_IF, and LITERAL_WHILE. Author: Zaheer Ahmad <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/8312" class="externalLink">#8312</a> </li>
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AnnotationLocation new token MODULE_DEF. Google-style: incomplete coverage on annotation rules for modules. Author: Carbon14-48 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/17172" class="externalLink">#17172</a> </li>
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New Check UnnecessaryPermitsClause. Author: Saad Haider <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/14986" class="externalLink">#14986</a> </li>
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new Check: GoolgeRightCurly. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/7541" class="externalLink">#7541</a> </li>
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New check: JavadocSeeTagOrder. Author: Carbon14-48 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19949" class="externalLink">#19949</a> </li>
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new Check: OpenjdkMethodThrowsAlignment. Author: Saad Haider <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20639" class="externalLink">#20639</a> </li>
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<p>Bug fixes:</p>
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<li>
Indentation: missing violations for '->' and ',' in return statement continuation. Author: Youssef Alaa <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/17663" class="externalLink">#17663</a> </li>
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False Positive: Lambda is incorrectly flaged by OperatorWrap. Author: Yusuf Efe Saglam <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20541" class="externalLink">#20541</a> </li>
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UnusedLocalVariable: false positive on unnamed variable `_` inside anonymous class. Author: Octavia Togami <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21739" class="externalLink">#21739</a> </li>
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False negative: UnusedTryResourceShouldBeUnnamed treats same-named identifiers in catch/finally blocks as resource usage. Author: Shubham Padkonde <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21613" class="externalLink">#21613</a> </li>
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openjdk style: use custon modifierOrder at RedundantModifier. Author: NianJiuZst <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21695" class="externalLink">#21695</a> </li>
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Add GoogleRightCurly to google_checks.xml instead of RightCurly. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21689" class="externalLink">#21689</a> </li>
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All checks that use `AbstractCheck#getLine()` should check code points instead of characters for spacing. Author: Ishu Patel <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/10924" class="externalLink">#10924</a> </li>
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Performance: Avoid duplicate regex match in SuppressFilterElement.isFileMatch. Author: Amit Kumar Deoghoria <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21139" class="externalLink">#21139</a> </li>
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Add checks for Sun Style [4.2 - Wrapping Lines]. Author: hemantch01 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21528" class="externalLink">#21528</a> </li>
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False Negative: LambdaParameterName silently passes lambdas in switch rule. Author: Noor Ahmadi <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21578" class="externalLink">#21578</a> </li>
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False Negative: NeedBraces silently passes lambdas in switch rule. Author: Zhu Tianyi <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21579" class="externalLink">#21579</a> </li>
<li>
CLI XML output file: file stops dead when an execption occurs. Author: Ishu Patel <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/5895" class="externalLink">#5895</a> </li>
<li>
False Negative: LeftCurlyCheck. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/11410" class="externalLink">#11410</a> </li>
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Update Documentation Comments Style Guide: add JavadocSeeTagOrder. Author: Somesh-coding <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21583" class="externalLink">#21583</a> </li>
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NPE in RightCurlyCheck. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21609" class="externalLink">#21609</a> </li>
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google_checks.xml: `JavadocMethod` `accessModifiers` should include `protected` to match `MissingJavadocMethod` `scope`. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19724" class="externalLink">#19724</a> </li>
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False negative in LeftCurly for types with option=eol. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20963" class="externalLink">#20963</a> </li>
<li>
add OpenjdkMethodThrowsAlignment check in openjdk_checks.xml. Author: Saad Haider <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21547" class="externalLink">#21547</a> </li>
<li>
False negatives regarding LeftCurly in openjdk_checks.xml. Author: arturict <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20636" class="externalLink">#20636</a> </li>
<li>
Google-style: unfollowed rule on ordering and spacing of module directives. Author: Carbon14-48 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/17170" class="externalLink">#17170</a> </li>
<li>
google_checks.xml: false negative 4.3 One statement per line. Author: Rupesh Kumar <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21454" class="externalLink">#21454</a> </li>
<li>
CommonUtil.getFileExtension includes parent-directory dots in the extension. Author: Ishu Patel <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21501" class="externalLink">#21501</a> </li>
<li>
google_checks.xml: false negative 3.3.1.1 No module imports. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21445" class="externalLink">#21445</a> </li>
<li>
Add checks for Sun Style [4.1 - Line Length]. Author: hemantch01 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21477" class="externalLink">#21477</a> </li>
<li>
google_checks.xml: false negative 3.2 Package declaration. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21444" class="externalLink">#21444</a> </li>
<li>
SuppressWarningsCheck: StringIndexOutOfBoundsException on string concatenation or cast inside a ternary in @SuppressWarnings. Author: Saad Haider <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21478" class="externalLink">#21478</a> </li>
<li>
Add checks for Sun Style 6.3 - Placement. Author: Rupesh Kumar <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21430" class="externalLink">#21430</a> </li>
<li>
SuppressionSingleFilter should not suppress anything in default configuration. Author: Zaheer Ahmad <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21453" class="externalLink">#21453</a> </li>
<li>
google_checks.xml: false negative 2.3.1 Whitespace characters. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21446" class="externalLink">#21446</a> </li>
<li>
OneStatementPerLine: multiple empty statements not reported despite documentation. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/17662" class="externalLink">#17662</a> </li>
<li>
escape control characters in generated xpath suppression queries. Author: Aizal Khan <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20525" class="externalLink">#20525</a> </li>
</ul>
<p>Notes:</p>
<ul>
<li>
Improve Input coverage for compact sources (JEP 512) for all Checks. Author: SidheshwarSarangal, Ishu Patel, NianJiuZst, Youssef Alaa, Rupesh Kumar <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20590" class="externalLink">#20590</a> </li>
<li>
IndentationCheck: inner Handlers should not have reference to Check itself. Author: Youssef Alaa <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/14121" class="externalLink">#14121</a> </li>
<li>
Update tests to use embedded configs instead of old style verify. Author: Amit Kumar Deohoria, SidheshwarSarangal, Ishu Patel, shreyo2005, Rupesh Kumar, Amit Kumar Deoghoria <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21480" class="externalLink">#21480</a> </li>
<li>
ModifierOrder check documentation cites JDK 16 preview spec instead of the Java Language Specification. Author: Somesh-coding <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21707" class="externalLink">#21707</a> </li>
<li>
lychee reports 9 broken external links on master (surfaced post-#21728). Author: Amit Kumar Deoghoria <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21730" class="externalLink">#21730</a> </li>
<li>
Competing archive and filename redirects for legacy release-notes links. Author: Adarsh Mishra <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21619" class="externalLink">#21619</a> </li>
<li>
doc: remove stale blue from google-style coverage. Author: atharv </li>
<li>
Define violation messages for all violations. Author: kishor, thecodexbit-svg, Rafael <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/15456" class="externalLink">#15456</a> </li>
<li>
Forbid mockito imports via ImportControl check. Author: Amit Kumar Deoghoria <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21684" class="externalLink">#21684</a> </li>
<li>
Refactor JavadocLeadingAsteriskAlign to use logging of violation on AST node. Author: Youssef Alaa <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20896" class="externalLink">#20896</a> </li>
<li>
Fix examples with duplicate violation behavior. Author: smita1078, Rupesh Kumar <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21119" class="externalLink">#21119</a> </li>
<li>
Homepage example code for AvoidStarImport has invalid syntax (java.util..*). Author: Somesh-coding <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21662" class="externalLink">#21662</a> </li>
<li>
Add workflow_dispatch for github actions that is triggering by comment in PR. Author: Amit Kumar Deohoria <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20545" class="externalLink">#20545</a> </li>
<li>
Migrate Windows CI from AppVeyor to GitHub Actions windows-latest. Author: Amit Kumar Deoghoria <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21641" class="externalLink">#21641</a> </li>
<li>
Update all filters documentation and javadoc to mention that accept() that return true means violation will be in report. Author: Amit Kumar Deoghoria <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21625" class="externalLink">#21625</a> </li>
<li>
Table-of-contents sidebar link uses full sentence instead of short label (e.g. SeverityMatchFilter page). Author: Somesh-coding <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21632" class="externalLink">#21632</a> </li>
<li>
moving english.words to git repo to avoid network instabilities. Author: Amit Kumar Deohoria <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/16581" class="externalLink">#16581</a> </li>
<li>
doc: remove stale reference to closed issue in google-style.xml. Author: atharv </li>
<li>
All messages should be declared in Check. Author: Sahitya0805 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/13189" class="externalLink">#13189</a> </li>
<li>
Broken operator precedence in release-notes redirect guard. Author: abhinav-phi <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21571" class="externalLink">#21571</a> </li>
<li>
Fix PMD violation CognitiveComplexity. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/10064" class="externalLink">#10064</a> </li>
<li>
Enforce file size on Java inputs. Author: SidheshwarSarangal, Rupesh Kumar <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/11163" class="externalLink">#11163</a> </li>
<li>
Move SQE NetBeans integration from Active Tools to Inactive or Old Tools. Author: Somesh-coding <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21554" class="externalLink">#21554</a> </li>
<li>
Fix violation message comments to use quoted text and remove associated suppressions. Author: Tanvir Alam, Rupesh Kumar <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20954" class="externalLink">#20954</a> </li>
<li>
Replace multi-line string concatenations with text blocks for better readability. Author: Somesh-coding <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21417" class="externalLink">#21417</a> </li>
<li>
`checkstyle_checks.xml` should not allow single letter variable names in for loops. Author: arturict <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/11522" class="externalLink">#11522</a> </li>
<li>
remove openjdk25 excludes for implicitly declared classes. Author: arturict <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/13987" class="externalLink">#13987</a> </li>
<li>
Enable PMD ExhaustiveSwitchHasDefault. Author: Amit Kumar Deohoria <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20776" class="externalLink">#20776</a> </li>
<li>
Fix modules suppressed from the default-config example test. Author: smita1078, dewa3355 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21137" class="externalLink">#21137</a> </li>
<li>
docs: Google style coverage page missing sample example for 3.4.2.1 Overloads: never split. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21447" class="externalLink">#21447</a> </li>
<li>
docs: Google style coverage page missing sample example for 6.2 Caught exceptions: not ignored. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21450" class="externalLink">#21450</a> </li>
<li>
Add Check Support for Java 21 Pattern Matching for Switch Syntax: CommentsIndentation. Author: Rupesh Kumar <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/15049" class="externalLink">#15049</a> </li>
<li>
Add Check Support for Java 21 Pattern Matching for Switch Syntax: LeftCurly. Author: Rupesh Kumar <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/15032" class="externalLink">#15032</a> </li>
<li>
`no-validations` profile no longer skips integration tests since Failsafe 3.6.0. Author: Stephan Schroevers <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21530" class="externalLink">#21530</a> </li>
<li>
doc: Add documentation for checkstyle-openrewrite-recipes. Author: Somesh-coding </li>
<li>
Build setting `surefire.options` ignored. Author: Stephan Schroevers <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21460" class="externalLink">#21460</a> </li>
<li>
Fix PMD 7.1.0 Violations. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/14870" class="externalLink">#14870</a> </li>
<li>
split google-java-format run into jdk21 and jdk25 jobs. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21508" class="externalLink">#21508</a> </li>
<li>
docs: Google style coverage page update 5.2.9 Unnamed variables. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21449" class="externalLink">#21449</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>
Update RegexpOnFilenameCheckTest to use embedded configs. Author: Rupesh Kumar <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21441" class="externalLink">#21441</a> </li>
<li>
Renumber examples so default-config example is Example1. Author: Rupesh Kumar <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21207" class="externalLink">#21207</a> </li>
<li>
Add Use Cases section to packageannotation.xml.template and improve TOC macro validation. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21436" class="externalLink">#21436</a> </li>
<li>
Move violation comments above of annotated methods. Author: Md Tanvir Alam, SidheshwarSarangal <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19803" class="externalLink">#19803</a> </li>
<li>
Fix modules with incorrect example count in EXAMPLE_COUNT_SUPPRESSED_MODULES. Author: Burak KALAYCI, Md Tanvir Alam <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21229" class="externalLink">#21229</a> </li>
<li>
Resolve CheckerFramework violations. Author: Zaheer Ahmad <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/14084" class="externalLink">#14084</a> </li>
<li>
Improve rendering of directory structure in JavadocPackage website page. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21410" class="externalLink">#21410</a> </li>
<li>
Fix xdoc IDs for package-info examples. Author: stoyanK7 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21416" class="externalLink">#21416</a> </li>
<li>
Update Google Java Style Guide cached page to latest. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20936" class="externalLink">#20936</a> </li>
<li>
Fix release workflow to update release-notes.xml instead of releasenotes.xml. Author: smita1078 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21400" class="externalLink">#21400</a> </li>
</ul>
</section>
<section><a id="Release_14.1.0"></a>
<h1>Release 14.1.0</h1>
<div class="releaseDate">30.08.2026</div>
<p>New:</p>
<ul>
<li>
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>
<li>
SuppressWarnings: no support for module declarations. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21163" class="externalLink">#21163</a> </li>
<li>
NoLineWrap: no support for module declarations. Author: vivek-0509 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21161" class="externalLink">#21161</a> </li>
<li>
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>
<li>
New Check: InappropriateJavadocBlockTagsOnField. Author: sahitya0xsingh <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21062" class="externalLink">#21062</a> </li>
<li>
New Check: ModuleImportOrder. Author: vivek-0509 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19967" class="externalLink">#19967</a> </li>
<li>
New Check: InappropriateJavadocBlockTagsOnPackage. Author: Saad Haider <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21063" class="externalLink">#21063</a> </li>
<li>
New Check: ModuleDirectiveOrder. Author: vivek-0509 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21088" class="externalLink">#21088</a> </li>
<li>
New Check: AvoidModuleImport. Author: atharv <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19968" class="externalLink">#19968</a> </li>
<li>
New check: JavadocEndCommentDelimiter. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20982" class="externalLink">#20982</a> </li>
<li>
New Check: UnnecessaryFullyQualifiedTypeCheck. Author: ZaheerAhmadDev <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19885" class="externalLink">#19885</a> </li>
<li>
Add UnusedPrivateField check for unused private fields. Author: Zaheer Ahmad <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/12596" class="externalLink">#12596</a> </li>
<li>
New check: JavadocLinkFirstOccurrence. Author: Carbon14-48 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19937" class="externalLink">#19937</a> </li>
<li>
New check: JavadocNoErrorInThrowsTag. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20792" class="externalLink">#20792</a> </li>
<li>
New Check: InappropriateJavadocBlockTagsOnType. Author: Saad Haider <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21061" class="externalLink">#21061</a> </li>
<li>
New check: JavadocLinkWellKnownApi. Author: Carbon14-48 <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19938" class="externalLink">#19938</a> </li>
<li>
New check: JavadocThrowsOrderCheck. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19698" class="externalLink">#19698</a> </li>
<li>
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>
<li>
new Check: PreferCodeOrSnippetJavadocInlineTag. Author: Aman-Baliyan <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/20986" class="externalLink">#20986</a> </li>
</ul>
<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>
<li>
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>
<li>
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>
<li>
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>
<li>
Update Documentation Comments Style Guide: param description separator. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/19948" class="externalLink">#19948</a> </li>
<li>
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>
<li>
Update Documentation Comments Style Guide: add JavadocNoErrorInThrowsTagCheck. Author: gianmarco <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/21336" class="externalLink">#21336</a> </li>
<li>
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>
<li>
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>