apache-maven-checkstyle-plugin-3.1.0.markdown

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layout: post
title: "Apache Maven Checkstyle Plugin Version 3.1.0 Released"
date: '2019-05-30T12:31:02+00:00'
permalink: apache-maven-checkstyle-plugin-3-1-0
categories:
  - Maven-Checkstyle-Plugin
  - Maven-Plugin-Releases
---
The Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the
[Apache Maven Checkstyle Plugin, version 3.1.0](https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-checkstyle-plugin/).

The Checkstyle Plugin generates a report regarding the code style used by the
developers. For more information about Checkstyle, see
https://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/.

You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration:

```xml
<plugin>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>3.1.0</version>
</plugin>
``` 

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[Release Notes - Apache Maven Checkstyle Plugin - Version 3.1.0](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12317223&version=12342397)

You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page:

https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-checkstyle-plugin/download.cgi

Bugs:

* [MCHECKSTYLE-323](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-323) - usage of checkstyle 7.0 (jdk8 is required)
* [MCHECKSTYLE-344](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-344) - StringIndexOutOfBoundsException in RuleUtil
* [MCHECKSTYLE-347](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-347) - StringIndexOutOfBoundsException when checkstyle.violation.ignore set to empty value
* [MCHECKSTYLE-365](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-365) - Site Report, Rules: Violation count incorrect for duplicate rules when one uses default severity

Improvements:

* [MCHECKSTYLE-326](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-326) - Running mvn install works first time second it does not
* [MCHECKSTYLE-350](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-350) - Lock version of animal-sniffer-maven-plugin
* [MCHECKSTYLE-353](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-353) - Don't resolve any dependencies
* [MCHECKSTYLE-374](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-374) - Replace deprecated methods in Checkstyle
* [MCHECKSTYLE-375](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-375) - Upgrade all test XML doctypes

Dependency upgrades:

* [MCHECKSTYLE-349](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-349) - Upgrade to parent pom 31
* [MCHECKSTYLE-359](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-359) - Upgrade maven-plugins parent to version 32
* [MCHECKSTYLE-360](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-360) - Upgrade maven-site-plugin to 3.7.1 for integration tests
* [MCHECKSTYLE-366](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-366) - Upgrade checkstyle to a more recent version

Enjoy,

-The Maven team