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A new PMD for Eclipse plugin version has been released.
It is available via the update site: https://pmd.github.io/pmd-eclipse-plugin-p2-site/

This is a minor release.

🚀 New and noteworthy

• Update to PMD 7.29.0

📦 Dependency updates

• #468: chore(deps): bump ch.qos.logback:logback-classic from 1.6.3 to 1.6.4
• #469: chore(deps): bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 14.1.0 to 14.3.0
• #470: chore(deps): bump ch.qos.logback:logback-classic from 1.6.4 to 1.6.5
• #471: chore(deps): bump com.github.siom79.japicmp:japicmp-maven-plugin from 0.26.2 to 0.26.3
• #472: chore(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 8.0.1 to 8.0.2
• #473: chore(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 7.0.1 to 7.0.2
• #474: chore(deps): bump com.github.siom79.japicmp:japicmp-maven-plugin from 0.26.3 to 0.26.5
• #475: chore(deps): bump actions/setup-java from 6.0.1 to 6.1.0
• #476: chore(deps): bump actions/create-github-app-token from 3.2.0 to 3.3.0
• #477: chore(deps): bump actions/setup-java from 6.0.1 to 6.1.0 in /.github/actions/setup
• #478: chore(deps-dev): bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-failsafe-plugin from 3.6.0 to 3.6.1
• #479: chore(deps-dev): bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin from 3.6.0 to 3.6.1
• #480: Bump PMD from 7.28.0 to 7.29.0... read more

• Downloads: https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases%2F7.29.0
• Documentation: https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.29.0/

30-October-2026 - 7.29.0

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 7.29.0.

This is a minor release.

Table Of Contents

• 🚀️ New and noteworthy
  • Security fixes
• 🌟️ New and Changed Rules
  • New Rules
  • Changed Rules
  • Deprecated Rules
• 🐛️ Fixed Issues
• 🚨️ API Changes
• ✨️ Merged pull requests
• 📦️ Dependency updates
• 📈️ Stats... read more

A new PMD for Eclipse plugin version has been released.
It is available via the update site: https://pmd.github.io/pmd-eclipse-plugin-p2-site/

This is a minor release.

🚀 New and noteworthy

• Update to PMD 7.28.0
• Support for Eclipse 2026-09 added
• Support for Eclipse 2025-09 removed

✨ Merged pull requests

• #456: chore(gh-actions): support debug logging for maven build - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)
• #457: fix(gh-actions): provide gpg passphrase configuration - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)
• #462: Support eclipse 2026-09 - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)... read more

• Downloads: https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases%2F7.28.0
• Documentation: https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.28.0/

25-September-2026 - 7.28.0

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 7.28.0.

This is a minor release.

Table Of Contents

• 🚀️ New and noteworthy
  • Kotlin XPath functions and type attributes
• 🌟️ New and Changed Rules
  • New Rules
  • Changed Rules
• 🐛️ Fixed Issues
• 🚨️ API Changes
  • Experimental API
• ✨️ Merged pull requests
• 📦️ Dependency updates
• 📈️ Stats... read more

A new PMD for Eclipse plugin version has been released.
It is available via the update site: https://pmd.github.io/pmd-eclipse-plugin-p2-site/

This is a minor release.

🚀 New and noteworthy

• Update to PMD 7.27.0

✨ Merged pull requests

• #430: chore: Use client-id for create-github-app-token - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)
• #431: chore: Improve logging during tests at waitForPMDJobs - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)
• #432: refactor: Remove custom JavaProject cache - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)
• #445: chore: Remove unnecessary casts - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)
• #449: chore: Upload surefire reports for failed unit tests - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)
• #451: chore: Make ViolationDetailsDialogTest more reliable - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)
• #452: chore: Wait for workspace jobs to complete before teardown of tests - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)
• #453: perf: Improve performance when calling PMD in BaseVisitor - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)... read more

• Downloads: https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases%2F7.27.0
• Documentation: https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.27.0/

28-August-2026 - 7.27.0

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 7.27.0.

This is a minor release.

Table Of Contents

• 🚀️ New and noteworthy
  • Java 27 Support
  • Updated Apex Support
  • Kotlin type-aware analysis
• 🌟️ New and Changed Rules
  • New Rules
  • Renamed Rules
  • Changed Rules
  • Deprecated Rules
• 🐛️ Fixed Issues
• 🚨️ API Changes
  • Deprecations
  • Experimental API
• ✨️ Merged pull requests
• 📦️ Dependency updates
• 📈️ Stats... read more

A new PMD for Eclipse plugin version has been released.
It is available via the update site: https://pmd.github.io/pmd-eclipse-plugin-p2-site/

This is a minor release.

🚀 New and noteworthy

• Update to PMD 7.26.0
• Support for Eclipse 2026-06 added
• Support for Eclipse 2025-06 removed

✨ Merged pull requests

• #422: Support eclipse 2026-06 - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)... read more

• Downloads: https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases%2F7.26.0
• Documentation: https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.26.0/

29-June-2026 - 7.26.0

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 7.26.0.

This is a minor release.

Table Of Contents

• 🚀️ New and noteworthy
  • Swift Changes
  • Updated PMD Designer
• 🌟️ New and Changed Rules
  • New Rules
  • Deprecated Rules
• 🐛️ Fixed Issues
• 🚨️ API Changes
• ✨️ Merged pull requests
• 📦️ Dependency updates
• 📈️ Stats... read more

A new PMD for Eclipse plugin version has been released.
It is available via the update site: https://pmd.github.io/pmd-eclipse-plugin-p2-site/

This is a minor release.

🚀 New and noteworthy

• Update to PMD 7.25.0

✨ Merged pull requests

• #404: chore: Make ViolationDetailsDialogTest more reliable by waiting for R… - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)... read more

• Downloads: https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases%2F7.25.0
• Documentation: https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.25.0/

29-May-2026 - 7.25.0

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 7.25.0.

This is a minor release.

Table Of Contents

• 🚀️ New and noteworthy
  • Updated ANTLR library to 4.13.2
• 🌟️ New and Changed Rules
  • New Rules
  • Changed Rules
  • Renamed rules and properties
• 🐛️ Fixed Issues
• 🚨️ API Changes
  • Deprecations
  • Experimental API
• ✨️ Merged pull requests
• 📦️ Dependency updates
• 📈️ Stats... read more

A new PMD for Eclipse plugin version has been released.
It is available via the update site: https://pmd.github.io/pmd-eclipse-plugin-p2-site/

This is a minor release.

🚀 New and noteworthy

• Update to PMD 7.24.0

📦 Dependency updates

• #386: chore: Update dependabot config to consider custom setup action
• #387: Bump actions/setup-java from 4.7.1 to 5.2.0 in /.github/actions/setup
• #388: Bump actions/cache from 4.2.4 to 5.0.4 in /.github/actions/setup
• #389: Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 13.3.0 to 13.4.0
• #390: Bump com.github.siom79.japicmp:japicmp-maven-plugin from 0.25.4 to 0.25.5
• #391: Bump actions/cache from 5.0.4 to 5.0.5
• #392: Bump actions/upload-artifact from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1
• #393: Bump actions/create-github-app-token from 3.0.0 to 3.1.1
• #394: Bump actions/cache from 5.0.4 to 5.0.5 in /.github/actions/setup
• #395: Bump com.github.siom79.japicmp:japicmp-maven-plugin from 0.25.5 to 0.25.6
• #396: Bump PMD from 7.23.0 to 7.24.0... read more

• Downloads: https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases%2F7.24.0
• Documentation: https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.24.0/

24-April-2026 - 7.24.0

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 7.24.0.

This is a minor release.

Table Of Contents

• 🌟️ New Rules
• 🐛️ Fixed Issues
• ✨️ Merged pull requests
• 📦️ Dependency updates
• 📈️ Stats... read more

A new PMD for Eclipse plugin version has been released.
It is available via the update site: https://pmd.github.io/pmd-eclipse-plugin-p2-site/

This is a minor release.

🚀 New and noteworthy

• Update to PMD 7.23.0
• Support for Eclipse 2026-03 added
• Support for Eclipse 2025-03 removed

✨ Merged pull requests

• #381: Support eclipse 2026-03 - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)... read more

• Downloads: https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases%2F7.23.0
• Documentation: https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.23.0/

27-March-2026 - 7.23.0

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 7.23.0.

This is a minor release.

Table Of Contents

• 🐛️ Fixed Issues
• ✨️ Merged pull requests
• 📦️ Dependency updates
• 📈️ Stats... read more

A new PMD for Eclipse plugin version has been released.
It is available via the update site: https://pmd.github.io/pmd-eclipse-plugin-p2-site/

This is a minor release.

🚀 New and noteworthy

• Update to PMD 7.22.0

🐛 Fixed Issues

• #367: FileNotFoundException: rule-tests_1_0_0.xsd

✨ Merged pull requests

• #368: Update rule-tests schema to 1.1.1 and fix #367 - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)... read more

• Downloads: https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases%2F7.22.0
• Documentation: https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.22.0/

27-February-2026 - 7.22.0

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 7.22.0.

This is a minor release.

Table Of Contents

• 🚀️ New and noteworthy
  • Security fixes
• 🌟️ New and Changed Rules
  • New Rules
  • Changed Rules
• 🐛️ Fixed Issues
• 🚨️ API Changes
  • Deprecations
• ✨️ Merged pull requests
• 📦️ Dependency updates
• 📈️ Stats... read more

A new PMD for Eclipse plugin version has been released.
It is available via the update site: https://pmd.github.io/pmd-eclipse-plugin-p2-site/

This is a minor release.

🚀 New and noteworthy

• Update to PMD 7.21.0

✨ Merged pull requests

• #353: chore: Avoid using classloader for auxclasspath settings - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)... read more

• Downloads: https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases%2F7.21.0
• Documentation: https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.21.0/

30-January-2026 - 7.21.0

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 7.21.0.

This is a minor release.

Table Of Contents

• 🚀️ New and noteworthy
  • 🚀️ New: Java 26 Support
  • Build Requirement is Java 21
  • CPD
• 🌟️ New and Changed Rules
  • New Rules
  • Changed Rules
  • Deprecated Rules
• 🐛️ Fixed Issues
• 🚨️ API Changes
  • Deprecations
• ✨️ Merged pull requests
• 📦️ Dependency updates
• 📈️ Stats... read more

A new PMD for Eclipse plugin version has been released.
It is available via the update site: https://pmd.github.io/pmd-eclipse-plugin-p2-site/

This is a minor release.

🚀 New and noteworthy

• Update to PMD 7.20.0
• Support for Eclipse 2025-12 added
• Support for Eclipse 2024-12 removed

✨ Merged pull requests

• #338: Support eclipse 2025-12 - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)... read more

• Downloads: https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases%2F7.20.0
• Documentation: https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.20.0/

30-December-2025 - 7.20.0

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 7.20.0.

This is a minor release.

Table Of Contents

• 🌟️ Changed Rules
• 🐛️ Fixed Issues
• 🚨️ API Changes
  • Experimental API
• ✨️ Merged pull requests
• 📦️ Dependency updates
• 📈️ Stats... read more

A new PMD for Eclipse plugin version has been released.
It is available via the update site: https://pmd.github.io/pmd-eclipse-plugin-p2-site/

This is a minor release.

🚀 New and noteworthy

• Update to PMD 7.19.0

• Downloads: https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases%2F7.19.0
• Documentation: https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.19.0/

28-November-2025 - 7.19.0

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 7.19.0.

This is a minor release.

Table Of Contents

• 🚀️ New and noteworthy
  • Updated PMD Designer
• 🌟️ New and Changed Rules
  • New Rules
  • Deprecated Rules
• 🐛️ Fixed Issues
• 🚨️ API Changes
  • Deprecations
• ✨️ Merged pull requests
• 📦️ Dependency updates
• 📈️ Stats... read more

A new PMD for Eclipse plugin version has been released.
It is available via the update site: https://pmd.github.io/pmd-eclipse-plugin-p2-site/

This is a minor release.

🚀 New and noteworthy

• Update to PMD 7.18.0

📦 Dependency updates

• #302: Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin from 3.5.3 to 3.5.4
• #303: Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-failsafe-plugin from 3.5.3 to 3.5.4
• #304: Bump actions/create-github-app-token from 2.1.1 to 2.1.4
• #307: Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.26.1 to 11.1.0
• #309: Bump actions/cache from 4.2.4 to 4.3.0
• #310: Bump com.github.siom79.japicmp:japicmp-maven-plugin from 0.23.1 to 0.24.1
• #311: Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-enforcer-plugin from 3.6.1 to 3.6.2
• #312: Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin from 3.8.1 to 3.9.0
• #313: Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-pmd-plugin from 3.27.0 to 3.28.0
• #314: Bump com.github.siom79.japicmp:japicmp-maven-plugin from 0.24.1 to 0.24.2
• #315: Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 11.1.0 to 12.0.1
• #316: Bump build-tools from 34 to 35
• #318: Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-antrun-plugin from 3.1.0 to 3.2.0
• #319: Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 12.0.1 to 12.1.0
• #320: Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 12.1.0 to 12.1.1
• #321: Bump actions/upload-artifact from 4.6.2 to 5.0.0
• #322: Bump actions/download-artifact from 5.0.0 to 6.0.0
• #323: Bump PMD from 7.17.0 to 7.18.0... read more

• Downloads: https://github.com/pmd/pmd/releases/tag/pmd_releases%2F7.18.0
• Documentation: https://docs.pmd-code.org/pmd-doc-7.18.0/

31-October-2025 - 7.18.0

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 7.18.0.

This is a minor release.

Table Of Contents

• 🚀️ New and noteworthy
  • Build Requirement is Java 17
• 🌟️ New and Changed Rules
  • New Rules
  • Changed Rules
  • Deprecated Rules
• 🐛️ Fixed Issues
• 🚨️ API Changes
  • Deprecations
• ✨️ Merged pull requests
• 📦️ Dependency updates
• 📈️ Stats... read more

A new PMD for Eclipse plugin version has been released.
It is available via the update site: https://pmd.github.io/pmd-eclipse-plugin-p2-site/

This is a minor release.

🚀 New and noteworthy

• Update to PMD 7.17.0
• Support for Eclipse 2025-09 added
• Support for Eclipse 2024-09 removed

✨ Merged pull requests

• #290: chore: Add pmd-css - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)
• #291: chore: Improve do-release.sh - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)
• #292: chore: CI Improvements - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)
• #300: Support eclipse 2025-09 - Andreas Dangel (@adangel)... read more