apache-maven-checkstyle-plugin-3.1.1.markdown

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layout: post
title: "Apache Maven Checkstyle Plugin Version 3.1.1 Released"
date: '2020-02-23T10:32:21+00:00'
permalink: apache-maven-checkstyle-plugin-3-1-1
categories:
  - Maven-Checkstyle-Plugin
  - Maven-Plugin-Releases
---
The Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the
[Apache Maven Checkstyle Plugin, version 3.1.1](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>3.1.1</version>
</plugin>
``` 

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[Release Notes - Apache Maven Checkstyle Plugin - Version 3.1.1](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12317223&version=12345558)

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

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

* Bugs:

    * [MCHECKSTYLE-380](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-380) - Issue tracking page for maven-checkstyle-plugin is not available
    * [MCHECKSTYLE-384](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-384) - Incompatibility to Checkstyle version >= 8.24 - Upgrade to 8.28


* New Feature:

    * [MCHECKSTYLE-371](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-371) - Add logViolationCountToConsole property


* Improvements:

    * [MCHECKSTYLE-381](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-381) - Remove usage of deprecated class loading functionality from checkstyle
    * [MCHECKSTYLE-390](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-390) - Upgrade to checkstyle 8.29


* Task:

    * [MCHECKSTYLE-391](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-391) - Update parent to 34


* Dependency upgrades:

    * [MCHECKSTYLE-388](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-388) - Update internal dependencies with low impact
    * [MCHECKSTYLE-389](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCHECKSTYLE-389) - MCHECKSTYLE-365 introduces regression with 'rules' aggregate count section on report

Enjoy,

-The Maven team