[pmd-devel] [ANNOUNCE] PMD 7.17.0 released

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  * Downloads: https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases%2F7.17.0
  * Documentation: https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/

    12-September-2025 - 7.17.0

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 7.17.0.

This is a minor release.

      Table Of Contents

  * 🚀 New and noteworthy
    <https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/news/2025/09/pmd-7170-12-september-2025-released/#new-and-noteworthy>

      o ✨ New Rules
        <https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/news/2025/09/pmd-7170-12-september-2025-released/#new-rules>
      o Deprecated Rules
        <https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/news/2025/09/pmd-7170-12-september-2025-released/#deprecated-rules>
      o CPD: New Markdown Report Format
        <https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/news/2025/09/pmd-7170-12-september-2025-released/#cpd-new-markdown-report-format>
  * 🐛 Fixed Issues
    <https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/news/2025/09/pmd-7170-12-september-2025-released/#fixed-issues>
  * 🚨 API Changes
    <https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/news/2025/09/pmd-7170-12-september-2025-released/#api-changes>

      o Deprecations
        <https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/news/2025/09/pmd-7170-12-september-2025-released/#deprecations>
      o Experimental API
        <https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/news/2025/09/pmd-7170-12-september-2025-released/#experimental-api>
      o PMD Report Format CSV
        <https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/news/2025/09/pmd-7170-12-september-2025-released/#pmd-report-format-csv>
      o Rule Test Schema
        <https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/news/2025/09/pmd-7170-12-september-2025-released/#rule-test-schema>
      o Deprecations
        <https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/news/2025/09/pmd-7170-12-september-2025-released/#deprecations>
  * ✨ Merged pull requests
    <https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/news/2025/09/pmd-7170-12-september-2025-released/#merged-pull-requests>
  * 📦 Dependency updates
    <https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/news/2025/09/pmd-7170-12-september-2025-released/#dependency-updates>
  * 📈 Stats
    <https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/news/2025/09/pmd-7170-12-september-2025-released/#stats>

      🚀 New and noteworthy

        ✨ New Rules

This release brings several new rules for both Java and Apex. Please try 
them out
and submit feedback on our issue tracker 
<https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues>!

  * The new apex rule |AnnotationsNamingConventions|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_apex_codestyle.html#annotationsnamingconventions>
    enforces that annotations
    are used consistently in PascalCase.
    The rule is referenced in the quickstart.xml ruleset for Apex.
  * The new java rule |TypeParameterNamingConventions|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#typeparameternamingconventions>
    replaces the now deprecated rule
    GenericsNaming. The new rule is configurable and checks for naming
    conventions of type parameters in
    generic types and methods. It can be configured via a regular
    expression.
    By default, this rule uses the standard Java naming convention
    (single uppercase letter).
    The rule is referenced in the quickstart.xml ruleset for Java.
  * The new java rule |OverrideBothEqualsAndHashCodeOnComparable|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#overridebothequalsandhashcodeoncomparable>
    finds missing
    |hashCode()| and/or |equals()| methods on types that implement
    |Comparable|. This is important if
    instances of these classes are used in collections. Failing to do so
    can lead to unexpected behavior in sets
    which then do not conform to the |Set| interface. While the |Set|
    interface relies on
    |equals()| to determine object equality, sorted sets like |TreeSet| use
    |compareTo()| instead. The same issue can arise when such objects
    are used
    as keys in sorted maps.
    This rule is very similar to |OverrideBothEqualsAndHashcode|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#overridebothequalsandhashcode>
    which has always been
    skipping |Comparable| and only reports if one of the two methods is
    missing. The new rule will also report,
    if both methods (hashCode and equals) are missing.
    The rule is referenced in the quickstart.xml ruleset for Java.
  * The new java rule |UselessPureMethodCall|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#uselesspuremethodcall>
    finds method calls of pure methods
    whose result is not used. Ignoring the result of such method calls
    is likely as mistake as pure
    methods are side effect free.
    The rule is referenced in the quickstart.xml ruleset for Java.
  * The new java rule |RelianceOnDefaultCharset|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_bestpractices.html#relianceondefaultcharset>
    finds method calls that
    depend on the JVM's default charset. Using these method without
    specifying the charset explicitly
    can lead to unexpected behavior on different platforms.
  * Thew new java rule |VariableCanBeInlined|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#variablecanbeinlined>
    finds local variables that are
    immediately returned or thrown. This rule replaces the old rule
    |UnnecessaryLocalBeforeReturn|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessarylocalbeforereturn>
    which only considered return statements. The new rule also finds
    unnecessary local variables
    before throw statements.
    The rule is referenced in the quickstart.xml ruleset for Java.
  * The new java rule |CollectionTypeMismatch|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#collectiontypemismatch>
    detects calls to
    collection methods where we suspect the types are incompatible. This
    happens for instance
    when you try to remove a |String| from a |Collection<Integer>|:
    although it is allowed
    to write this because |remove| takes an |Object| parameter, it is
    most likely a mistake.
    This rule is referenced in the quickstart.xml ruleset for Java.
  * The new java rule |DanglingJavadoc|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_documentation.html#danglingjavadoc>
    finds Javadoc comments that
    do not belong to a class, method or field. These comments are
    ignored by the Javadoc tool
    and should either be corrected or removed.
    The rule is referenced in the quickstart.xml ruleset for Java.
  * The new java rule |ModifierOrder|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#modifierorder>
    (|codestyle|) finds incorrectly ordered modifiers
    (e.g., |static public| instead of |public static|). It ensures
    modifiers appear in the correct order as
    recommended by the Java Language Specification.

        Deprecated Rules

  * The java rule |GenericsNaming|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#genericsnaming>
    has been deprecated for removal in favor
    of the new rule |TypeParameterNamingConventions|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#typeparameternamingconventions>.
  * The java rule |AvoidLosingExceptionInformation|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#avoidlosingexceptioninformation>
    has been deprecated for removal
    in favor of the new rule |UselessPureMethodCall|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#uselesspuremethodcall>.
  * The java rule |UselessOperationOnImmutable|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#uselessoperationonimmutable>
    has been deprecated for removal
    in favor of the new rule |UselessPureMethodCall|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_errorprone.html#uselesspuremethodcall>.
  * The java rule |UnnecessaryLocalBeforeReturn|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#unnecessarylocalbeforereturn>
    has been deprecated for removal
    in favor of the new rule |VariableCanBeInlined|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_java_codestyle.html#variablecanbeinlined>.

        CPD: New Markdown Report Format

This PMD version ships with a simple Markdown based output format for 
CPD. It outputs all duplications
one after another including the code snippets as code blocks.
See Report formats for CPD 
<https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_userdocs_cpd_report_formats.html#markdown>.

      🐛 Fixed Issues

  * apex-codestyle
  * #5650 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5650>: [apex] New Rule:
    AnnotationsNamingConventions
  * core
  * #4721 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4721>: [core] chore: Enable
    XML rule MissingEncoding in dogfood ruleset
  * #5849 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5849>: [core] Support
    Markdown Output for CPD Reports
  * #5958 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5958>: [core] CSVRenderer:
    Add begin and end for line and columns (default off)
  * java
  * #5874 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5874>: [java] Update java
    regression tests with Java 25 language features
  * #5960 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5960>: [java] Avoid/reduce
    duplicate error messages for some rules
  * #6014 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/6014>: [java] Crash when
    encountering a java comment at the end of a file
  * java-bestpractices
  * #2186 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2186>: [java] New Rule:
    RelianceOnDefaultCharset
  * #4500 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4500>: [java]
    AvoidReassigningLoopVariables - false negatives within for-loops and
    skip allowed
  * #4770 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4770>: [java]
    UnusedFormalParameter should ignore public constructor as same as method
  * #5198 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5198>: [java]
    CheckResultSet false-positive with local variable checked in a while
    loop
  * java-codestyle
  * #972 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/972>: [java] Improve naming
    conventions rules
  * #4916 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4916>: [java]
    UseExplicitTypes: cases where 'var' should be unobjectionable
  * #5601 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5601>: [java] New Rule:
    ModifierOrder
  * #5770 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5770>: [java] New Rule:
    VariableCanBeInlined: Local variables should not be declared and
    then immediately returned or thrown
  * #5922 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5922>: [java] New Rule:
    TypeParameterNamingConventions
  * #5948 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5948>: [java]
    UnnecessaryBoxing false positive when calling |List.remove(int)|
  * #5982 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5982>: [java] More detailed
    message for the UselessParentheses rule
  * java-design
  * #4911 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4911>: [java]
    AvoidRethrowingException should allow rethrowing exception subclasses
  * #5023 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5023>: [java]
    UseUtilityClass implementation hardcodes a message instead of using
    the one defined in the XML
  * java-documentation
  * #5916 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5916>: [java] New Rule:
    DanglingJavadoc
  * java-errorprone
  * #3401 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3401>: [java] Improve
    AvoidUsingOctalValues documentation
  * #3434 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3434>: [java] False
    negatives in AssignmentInOperand Rule
  * #5837 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5837>: [java] New Rule:
    OverrideBothEqualsAndHashCodeOnComparable
  * #5881 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5881>: [java]
    AvoidLosingExceptionInformation does not trigger when inside if-else
  * #5907 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5907>: [java] New Rule:
    UselessPureMethodCall
  * #5915 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5915>: [java]
    AssignmentInOperand not raised when inside do-while loop
  * #5949 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5949>: [java] New Rule:
    CollectionTypeMismatch: for Collections methods that take Object as
    a parameter
  * #5974 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5974>: [java]
    CloseResourceRule: NullPointerException while analyzing
  * test
  * #5973 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5973>: [test] Enable XML
    validation for rule tests

      🚨 API Changes

        Deprecations

  * pmd-java:
  * |JClassSymbol#annotationAppliesTo|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.17.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/JClassSymbol.html#annotationAppliesTo(java.lang.annotation.ElementType)>:
    Use
    |JClassSymbol#annotationAppliesToContext|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-java/7.17.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/symbols/JClassSymbol.html#annotationAppliesToContext(java.lang.annotation.ElementType,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.LanguageVersion)>
    instead.

        Experimental API

  * pmd-core: |RuleContext#addViolationWithPosition|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-core/7.17.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/reporting/RuleContext.html#addViolationWithPosition(net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.Node,net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.impl.javacc.JavaccToken,java.lang.String,java.lang.Object...)>

        PMD Report Format CSV

The CSV report format for PMD as three new columns:

  * End Line
  * Begin Column
  * End Column

These columns are not enabled by default, but can be activated via their 
respective renderer properties.
See Report formats for PMD 
<https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_userdocs_report_formats.html#csv>.

        Rule Test Schema

When executing rule tests, the rule test XML file will be validated 
against the schema and the tests will fail
if the XML file is invalid.

There was a small bug in the schema around verifying suppressed 
violations: If a test wanted to verify, that there
are /no/ suppressed violations, then this was not possible. Now the 
|<expected-suppression>| element may be
empty. This is available in version 1.1.1 of the schema.
See Testing your rules 
<https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_userdocs_extending_testing.html> 
for more information.

        Deprecations

  * test
  * The method |AbstractRuleSetFactoryTest#hasCorrectEncoding|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/apidocs/pmd-test/7.17.0/net/sourceforge/pmd/test/lang/rule/AbstractRuleSetFactoryTest.html#hasCorrectEncoding(java.lang.String)>
    will be removed.
    PMD has the rule |MissingEncoding|
    <https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.17.0/pmd_rules_xml_bestpractices.html#missingencoding>
    for XML files that should be used instead.

      ✨ Merged pull requests

  * #5601 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5601>: [java] New Rule:
    ModifierOrder - Clément Fournier <https://github.com/oowekyala>
    (@oowekyala <https://sourceforge.net/u/oowekyala/profile/>)
  * #5822 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5822>: [apex] Fix #5650: New
    Rule: AnnotationsNamingConventions - Mitch Spano
    <https://github.com/mitchspano> (@mitchspano)
  * #5847 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5847>: [java] Fix #5770: New
    Rule: VariableCanBeInlined - Vincent Potucek
    <https://github.com/Pankraz76> (@Pankraz76)
  * #5856 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5856>: [java] Fix #5837: New
    Rule: OverrideBothEqualsAndHashCodeOnComparable - Vincent Potucek
    <https://github.com/Pankraz76> (@Pankraz76)
  * #5907 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5907>: [java] New Rule:
    UselessPureMethodCall - Zbynek Konecny <https://github.com/zbynek>
    (@zbynek <https://sourceforge.net/u/zbynek/profile/>)
  * #5916 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5916>: [java] New Rule:
    DanglingJavadoc - Zbynek Konecny <https://github.com/zbynek>
    (@zbynek <https://sourceforge.net/u/zbynek/profile/>)
  * #5922 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5922>: [java] Fix #972: Add a
    new rule TypeParameterNamingConventions - UncleOwen
    <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)
  * #5924 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5924>: [java] Fix #5915: Fix
    AssignmentInOperandRule to also work an do-while loops and switch
    statements - UncleOwen <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)
  * #5930 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5930>: [java] Fix #4500: Fix
    AvoidReassigningLoopVariablesRule to allow only simple assignments
    in the forReassign=skip case - UncleOwen
    <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)
  * #5931 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5931>: [java] Fix #5023: Fix
    UseUtilityClassRule to use the message provided in design.xml -
    UncleOwen <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)
  * #5932 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5932>: [ci] Reuse GitHub
    Pre-Releases - Andreas Dangel <https://github.com/adangel> (@adangel
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/adangel/profile/>)
  * #5933 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5933>: [test] Fix
    QuickstartRulesetTests to detect deprecated rules again - Andreas
    Dangel <https://github.com/adangel> (@adangel
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/adangel/profile/>)
  * #5934 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5934>: [java] Fix #2186: New
    Rule: RelianceOnDefaultCharset - UncleOwen
    <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)
  * #5938 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5938>: [doc] Update
    suppression docs to reflect PMD 7 changes - Zbynek Konecny
    <https://github.com/zbynek> (@zbynek
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/zbynek/profile/>)
  * #5939 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5939>: [java] Fix #5198:
    CheckResultSet FP when local variable is checked - Lukas Gräf
    <https://github.com/lukasgraef> (@lukasgraef)
  * #5954 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5954>: [core] Fix #4721:
    Enable XML rule MissingEncoding in dogfood ruleset - Andreas Dangel
    <https://github.com/adangel> (@adangel
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/adangel/profile/>)
  * #5955 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5955>: chore: Fix
    LiteralsFirstInComparison violations in test code - Andreas Dangel
    <https://github.com/adangel> (@adangel
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/adangel/profile/>)
  * #5957 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5957>: [java] Fix #3401:
    Improve message/description/examples for AvoidUsingOctalValues -
    UncleOwen <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)
  * #5958 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5958>: [core] CSVRenderer:
    Add begin and end for line and columns (default off) - Jude Pereira
    <https://github.com/judepereira> (@judepereira)
  * #5959 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5959>: [java] Fix #5960:
    AddEmptyString: Improve report location - Zbynek Konecny
    <https://github.com/zbynek> (@zbynek
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/zbynek/profile/>)
  * #5961 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5961>: [java] Fix #5960: Add
    details to the error message for some rules - Zbynek Konecny
    <https://github.com/zbynek> (@zbynek
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/zbynek/profile/>)
  * #5965 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5965>: [java] Fix #5881:
    AvoidLosingException - Consider nested method calls - Andreas Dangel
    <https://github.com/adangel> (@adangel
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/adangel/profile/>)
  * #5967 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5967>: [doc][java]
    ReplaceJavaUtilDate - improve doc to mention java.sql.Date - Andreas
    Dangel <https://github.com/adangel> (@adangel
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/adangel/profile/>)
  * #5968 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5968>: [doc] Add logging page
    to sidebar under dev docs - Andreas Dangel
    <https://github.com/adangel> (@adangel
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/adangel/profile/>)
  * #5969 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5969>: [doc] Add CSS in PMD's
    description - Andreas Dangel <https://github.com/adangel> (@adangel
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/adangel/profile/>)
  * #5970 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5970>: chore: CI improvements
    - Andreas Dangel <https://github.com/adangel> (@adangel
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/adangel/profile/>)
  * #5971 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5971>: [java] Fix #5948:
    UnnecessaryBoxingRule: Check if unboxing is required for overload
    resolution - UncleOwen <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)
  * #5972 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5972>: [java] Fix #3434:
    False negatives in AssignmentInOperand rule - UncleOwen
    <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)
  * #5975 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5975>: [test] Fix #5973:
    Enable XML Validation for rule tests - Andreas Dangel
    <https://github.com/adangel> (@adangel
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/adangel/profile/>)
  * #5979 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5979>: [java] Fix #5974: NPE
    in CloseResourceRule - Lukas Gräf <https://github.com/lukasgraef>
    (@lukasgraef)
  * #5980 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5980>: chore: Fix typos -
    Zbynek Konecny <https://github.com/zbynek> (@zbynek
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/zbynek/profile/>)
  * #5981 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5981>: [java] Fix #4911:
    AvoidRethrowingException consider supertypes in following catches -
    UncleOwen <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)
  * #5982 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5982>: [java] More detailed
    message for the UselessParentheses rule - Zbynek Konecny
    <https://github.com/zbynek> (@zbynek
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/zbynek/profile/>)
  * #5989 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5989>: [java] Improve
    performance of RelianceOnDefaultCharset - UncleOwen
    <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)
  * #5994 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5994>: [java] Fix #4770:
    UnusedFormalParameter should ignore public constructor as same as
    method - UncleOwen <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)
  * #5995 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5995>: [html] Add test case
    that tests the end of a reported violation (test for #3951) -
    UncleOwen <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)
  * #5996 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5996>: [java] Fix #4916:
    UseExplicitTypes cases where 'var' should be unobjectionable -
    UncleOwen <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)
  * #6006 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6006>: [java] Fix #5949: New
    Rule: CollectionTypeMismatch - UncleOwen
    <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)
  * #6008 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6008>: [core] Fix #5849:
    Support Markdown Output for CPD Reports - Lukas Gräf
    <https://github.com/lukasgraef> (@lukasgraef)
  * #6009 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6009>: [java] More detailed
    message for AvoidInstanceofChecksInCatchClause - Zbynek Konecny
    <https://github.com/zbynek> (@zbynek
    <https://sourceforge.net/u/zbynek/profile/>)
  * #6016 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6016>: [java] Fix #6014:
    Crash when encountering a java comment at the end of a file -
    UncleOwen <https://github.com/UncleOwen> (@UncleOwen)

      📦 Dependency updates

  * #5936 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5936>: Bump PMD from 7.15.0
    to 7.16.0
  * #5937 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5937>: Bump pmdtester from
    1.5.5 to 1.6.0
  * #5941 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5941>: chore(deps): bump
    org.apache.commons:commons-text from 1.13.1 to 1.14.0
  * #5944 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5944>: chore(deps): bump
    io.github.apex-dev-tools:apex-ls_2.13 from 5.9.0 to 5.10.0
  * #5945 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5945>: chore(deps): bump
    org.junit:junit-bom from 5.13.3 to 5.13.4
  * #5946 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5946>: chore(deps): bump
    org.apache.groovy:groovy from 4.0.27 to 4.0.28
  * #5962 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5962>: chore(deps): bump
    scalameta.version from 4.13.8 to 4.13.9
  * #5963 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5963>: chore(deps-dev): bump
    org.apache.commons:commons-compress from 1.27.1 to 1.28.0
  * #5976 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5976>: chore(deps-dev): bump
    all-contributors-cli from 6.20.0 to 6.26.1
  * #5978 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5978>: chore(deps-dev): bump
    org.assertj:assertj-core from 3.27.3 to 3.27.4
  * #5984 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5984>: chore(deps): bump
    actions/checkout from 4.2.2 to 5.0.0
  * #5985 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5985>: chore(deps): bump
    ruby/setup-ruby from 1.254.0 to 1.255.0
  * #5986 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5986>: chore(deps): bump
    actions/create-github-app-token from 2.0.6 to 2.1.1
  * #5988 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5988>: chore(deps): Bump
    build-tools from 33 to 34
  * #5990 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5990>: chore(deps): Update
    @babel/runtime from 7.16.7 to 7.28.7
  * #5991 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5991>: chore(deps): Update
    tmp from 0.0.33 to 0.2.5
  * #5997 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5997>: chore(deps-dev): bump
    net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy from 1.17.6 to 1.17.7
  * #5998 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5998>: chore(deps): bump
    kotlin.version from 2.2.0 to 2.2.10
  * #5999 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/5999>: chore(deps): bump
    org.mockito:mockito-core from 5.18.0 to 5.19.0
  * #6000 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6000>: chore(deps-dev): bump
    net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent from 1.17.6 to 1.17.7
  * #6001 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6001>: chore(deps): bump
    com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java from 4.31.1 to 4.32.0
  * #6002 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6002>: chore(deps): bump
    org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin from 3.11.2 to 3.11.3
  * #6013 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6013>: chore(deps): bump
    actions/setup-java from 4.7.1 to 5.0.0
  * #6033 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6033>: chore(deps): bump
    ruby/setup-ruby from 1.255.0 to 1.257.0
  * #6044 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6044>: chore(deps): bump
    org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin from 5.1.0.4751 to
    5.2.0.4988
  * #6045 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6045>: chore(deps): bump
    org.jetbrains:annotations from 26.0.2 to 26.0.2-1
  * #6046 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6046>: chore(deps): bump
    org.apache.groovy:groovy from 4.0.28 to 5.0.0
  * #6047 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6047>: chore(deps): bump
    org.yaml:snakeyaml from 2.4 to 2.5
  * #6048 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6048>: chore(deps): bump
    org.codehaus.mojo:versions-maven-plugin from 2.18.0 to 2.19.0
  * #6049 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6049>: chore(deps): bump
    org.jsoup:jsoup from 1.21.1 to 1.21.2
  * #6050 <https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6050>: chore(deps): bump
    bigdecimal from 3.2.2 to 3.2.3 in /docs

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  * 65 closed tickets & PRs
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