What's Changed

• Bump org.sonatype.central:central-publishing-maven-plugin from 0.9.0 to 0.11.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1080
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-jar-plugin from 3.5.0 to 3.5.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #1079
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 13.8.0 to 13.9.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1081
• Bump groovy.version from 5.0.7 to 5.0.8 by @dependabot[bot] in #1083
• fix: Avoid loading foreign build extensions when reading licenses (#1084) by @mathieucarbou in #1085
• Bump junit.version from 6.1.2 to 6.1.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #1086
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 13.9.0 to 13.10.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1087
• Bump groovy.version from 5.0.8 to 5.1.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1089

Full Changelog: v5.1.1...v5.1.2

What's Changed

• Revert "fix(git): follow renames across merges in copyright creation year (#bug)" by @mathieucarbou in #1078

Full Changelog: v5.1.0...v5.1.1

What's Changed

• Bump com.google.guava:guava from 33.4.0-jre to 33.4.5-jre by @dependabot[bot] in #922
• Bump com.google.guava:guava from 33.4.5-jre to 33.4.6-jre by @dependabot[bot] in #924
• Bump surefire.version from 3.5.2 to 3.5.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #925
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.21.4 to 10.22.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #927
• Bump org.codehaus.mojo:extra-enforcer-rules from 1.9.0 to 1.10.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #928
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.22.0 to 10.23.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #929
• Bump org.jacoco:jacoco-maven-plugin from 0.8.12 to 0.8.13 by @dependabot[bot] in #930
• Bump org.mockito:mockito-bom from 5.16.1 to 5.17.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #931
• Bump com.google.guava:guava from 33.4.6-jre to 33.4.7-jre by @dependabot[bot] in #932
• Bump junit.version from 5.12.1 to 5.12.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #933
• Bump com.google.code.gson:gson from 2.12.1 to 2.13.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #934
• Bump com.google.guava:guava from 33.4.7-jre to 33.4.8-jre by @dependabot[bot] in #935
• Bump fr.jcgay.maven:maven-profiler from 3.2 to 3.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #937
• Bump com.google.code.gson:gson from 2.13.0 to 2.13.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #936
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.23.0 to 10.23.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #938
• Bump org.mockito:mockito-bom from 5.17.0 to 5.18.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #939
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.23.1 to 10.24.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #940
• Bump groovy.version from 4.0.26 to 4.0.27 by @dependabot[bot] in #942
• Bump org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit from 6.10.0.202406032230-r to 6.10.1.202505221210-r in /license-maven-plugin-git in the maven group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #943
• Bump junit.version from 5.12.2 to 5.13.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #944
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.24.0 to 10.25.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #947
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin from 3.4.1 to 3.5.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #946
• Bump junit.version from 5.13.0 to 5.13.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #949
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.25.0 to 10.25.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #951
• Bump junit.version from 5.13.1 to 5.13.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #952
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.25.1 to 10.26.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #953
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-invoker-plugin from 3.9.0 to 3.9.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #955
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.26.0 to 10.26.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #954
• Bump maven.version from 3.9.9 to 3.9.10 by @dependabot[bot] in #948
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-gpg-plugin from 3.2.7 to 3.2.8 by @dependabot[bot] in #958
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-enforcer-plugin from 3.5.0 to 3.6.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #957
• Build updates by @hazendaz in #945
• Bump junit.version from 5.13.2 to 5.13.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #959
• Bump maven.version from 3.9.10 to 3.9.11 by @dependabot[bot] in #960
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-enforcer-plugin from 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #961
• Bump junit.version from 5.13.3 to 5.13.4 by @dependabot[bot] in #962
• Bump groovy.version from 4.0.27 to 4.0.28 by @dependabot[bot] in #963
• Bump org.assertj:assertj-core from 3.27.3 to 3.27.4 by @dependabot[bot] in #965
• Bump org.mockito:mockito-bom from 5.18.0 to 5.19.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #966
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin from 3.11.2 to 3.11.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #967
• Bump groovy.version from 4.0.28 to 5.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #968
• Bump com.google.code.gson:gson from 2.13.1 to 2.13.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #971
• Bump groovy.version from 5.0.0 to 5.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #972
• Bump surefire.version from 3.5.3 to 3.5.4 by @dependabot[bot] in #973
• support for EPL and EUPL by @luca-vercelli in #974
• Bump org.assertj:assertj-core from 3.27.4 to 3.27.5 by @dependabot[bot] in #976
• Bump com.google.guava:guava from 33.4.8-jre to 33.5.0-jre by @dependabot[bot] in #975
• Build updates and plugin/test library updates by @hazendaz in #977
• [default] Ignore .groovy folder and cleanup comment on maven ignores by @hazendaz in #979
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin from 3.14.0 to 3.14.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #978
• Bump org.assertj:assertj-core from 3.27.5 to 3.27.6 by @dependabot[bot] in #980
• [copyright] Welcome 2025 by @hazendaz in #981
• Bump junit.version from 5.13.4 to 6.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #984
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 11.0.1 to 11.1.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #983
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-scm-plugin from 2.1.0 to 2.2.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #982
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-enforcer-plugin from 3.6.1 to 3.6.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #985
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 11.1.0 to 12.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #989
• Bump org.jacoco:jacoco-maven-plugin from 0.8.13 to 0.8.14 by @dependabot[bot] in #988
• Bump org.codehaus.mojo:extra-enforcer-rules from 1.10.0 to 1.11.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #986
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 12.0.1 to 12.1.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #992
• Bump groovy.version from 5.0.1 to 5.0.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #991
• Bump maven-plugin.version from 3.15.1 to 3.15.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #994
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 12.1.0 to 12.1.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #993
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin from 3.1.1 to 3.2.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #996
• Bump junit.version from 6.0.0 to 6.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #995
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 12.1.1 to 12.1.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #997
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-jar-plugin from 3.4.2 to 3.5.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #998
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin from 3.3.1 to 3.4.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #999
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin from 3.2.0 to 3.3.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1003
• Bump groovy.version from 5...

What's Changed

• Bump junit.version from 5.11.0 to 5.11.1 by @dependabot in #836
• Drop Java 8, use 11 by @mathieucarbou in #833
• [pom] Bump jgit to 6.10.0.202406032230-r by @hazendaz in #837
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-gpg-plugin from 3.2.6 to 3.2.7 by @dependabot in #838
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.18.1 to 10.18.2 by @dependabot in #839
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin from 3.10.0 to 3.10.1 by @dependabot in #841
• Bump junit.version from 5.11.1 to 5.11.2 by @dependabot in #843
• Bump surefire.version from 3.5.0 to 3.5.1 by @dependabot in #844
• Bump junit.version from 5.11.2 to 5.11.3 by @dependabot in #845
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-invoker-plugin from 3.8.0 to 3.8.1 by @dependabot in #846
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-project-info-reports-plugin from 3.7.0 to 3.8.0 by @dependabot in #848
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin from 3.20.0 to 3.21.0 by @dependabot in #847
• Bump maven-plugin.version from 3.15.0 to 3.15.1 by @dependabot in #849
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-checkstyle-plugin from 3.5.0 to 3.6.0 by @dependabot in #850
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.18.2 to 10.19.0 by @dependabot in #851
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.19.0 to 10.20.0 by @dependabot in #852
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin from 3.10.1 to 3.11.1 by @dependabot in #854
• Bump surefire.version from 3.5.1 to 3.5.2 by @dependabot in #853
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.20.0 to 10.20.1 by @dependabot in #855
• Bump groovy.version from 4.0.23 to 4.0.24 by @dependabot in #856
• [exclusions] Do not handle .gradle or build directories by @hazendaz in #858
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.20.1 to 10.20.2 by @dependabot in #861
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin from 3.11.1 to 3.11.2 by @dependabot in #862
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-invoker-plugin from 3.8.1 to 3.9.0 by @dependabot in #863
• Bump junit.version from 5.11.3 to 5.11.4 by @dependabot in #865
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.20.2 to 10.21.0 by @dependabot in #864
• Bump com.google.guava:guava from 33.3.1-jre to 33.4.0-jre by @dependabot in #866
• Bump org.assertj:assertj-core from 3.26.3 to 3.27.0 by @dependabot in #867
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.21.0 to 10.21.1 by @dependabot in #871
• Bump org.assertj:assertj-core from 3.27.0 to 3.27.1 by @dependabot in #872
• Bump org.assertj:assertj-core from 3.27.1 to 3.27.2 by @dependabot in #875
• Test to specify licenseSet includes from CLI by @mathieu in #878
• [GA] Update snapshot report by @github-actions in #835
• lazy evaluation for git provided properties by @frawa in #877
• [GA] Update snapshot report by @github-actions in #879
• [exclusions] Add angular folder to exclusions by @hazendaz in #869
• Update dependency com.mycila:license-maven-plugin to v4.6 by @hazendaz in #868
• [java11] Use Path.of instead of Paths.get by @hazendaz in #881
• [GA] Update snapshot report by @github-actions in #880
• Bump org.assertj:assertj-core from 3.27.2 to 3.27.3 by @dependabot in #889
• [tests] Rewrite hamcrest to assertj and remove hamcrest from the build by @hazendaz in #895
• Use less of plexus and no longer need to override plexus xml by @hazendaz in #894
• Add to default exclusion and cleanup pom on exclusions already in core releases by @hazendaz in #892
• [gha] Make sure we cache maven (and sort) and make sure docs are proper EOF marked by @hazendaz in #893
• Build cleanup items by @hazendaz in #891
• [GA] Update snapshot report by @github-actions in #890
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.21.1 to 10.21.2 by @dependabot in #899
• Bump groovy.version from 4.0.24 to 4.0.25 by @dependabot in #898
• Expland on default exclusions for more known generated types by @hazendaz in #901
• [tests] Use path as temporary directory instead of file which we only… by @hazendaz in #897
• Fix end of file markers in all files and adjust 14 tests that did not expect it by @hazendaz in #902
• [tests] Convert java io fileoutput stream to nio files output stream by @hazendaz in #903
• Bump com.google.code.gson:gson from 2.11.0 to 2.12.0 by @dependabot in #906
• Bump com.google.code.gson:gson from 2.12.0 to 2.12.1 by @dependabot in #907
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-clean-plugin from 3.4.0 to 3.4.1 by @dependabot in #909
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin from 3.13.0 to 3.14.0 by @dependabot in #910
• Bump junit.version from 5.11.4 to 5.12.0 by @dependabot in #911
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.21.2 to 10.21.3 by @dependabot in #912
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-project-info-reports-plugin from 3.8.0 to 3.9.0 by @dependabot in #914
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin from 3.1.3 to 3.1.4 by @dependabot in #913
• Bump groovy.version from 4.0.25 to 4.0.26 by @dependabot in #916
• Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin from 3.1.3 to 3.1.4 by @dependabot in #915
• Bump org.mockito:mockito-bom from 5.15.2 to 5.16.0 by @dependabot in #917
• Bump com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle from 10.21.3 to 10.21.4 by @dependabot in #918
• Bump junit.version from 5.12.0 to 5.12.1 by @dependabot in #920
• Bump org.mockito:mockito-bom from 5.16.0 to 5.16.1 by @dependabot in #921

New Contributors

• @mathieu made their first contribution in #878

Full Changelog: license-maven-plugin-4.6...v5.0.0

Release v4.6

• Add apache-2 no email support
• Use JSR330 inject rather than deprecated component
• Use try with resources
• Small api changes on java end (ie closeable exchanged to autocloseable)
• Require maven 3.6.3 per maven guildelines
• More lambdas
• Test cleanup
• Some logging level checks so it doesn't run expensive checks and then not log
• Better handling of filepath that was repeating path replacements
• Lots of library / plugin updates

WARNING

THIS IS THE LAST VERSION SUPPORTING JAVA 8

• From version 5.0.0 : Java 11 will be required
• From version 6.0.0 : Java 17 will be required

What's Changed

• Changed the double tab to one tab by @nberlijn in #89
• normalize line ending by @McFoggy in #96
• Issue #41 - Fix license templates by @mathieucarbou in #101
• Add support for Kotlin (.kt) files by @christopherlakey in #103
• Investigate mapping ordering by @shane-hp in #108
• add Teχ style (*.cls, *.sty, *.tex — for now) by @mirabilos in #113
• Add The MirOS Licence by @mirabilos in #114
• Issue #104 inlineHeader not working by @ppalaga in #110
• Use SLASHSTAR instead of JAVADOC for Java by @jdhoek in #109
• add JAVAPKG_STYLE to supplant JAVADOC_STYLE, don’t bind by default by @mirabilos in #115
• Remove FreeBSD blurb from the BSD 2-clause license by @jfim in #139
• Update error message property name by @yoosiba in #125
• Track the year of a file creation through license-maven-plugin-git by @sic2 in #145
• feature: Add a numberThreads parameter. by @mathieucarbou in #146
• Fix #143: Add ability to override a default exclusion to include a pattern from the latter by @mathieucarbou in #147
• Close #77: Added new style: SINGLE_LINE_DOUBLESLASH_STYLE by @mathieucarbou in #148
• Close #121: Added new style: SCALA_STYLE by @mathieucarbou in #149
• use trusty distribution for building on travis by @McFoggy in #160
• Plugin configuration to support multi-licensing scenarios by @adamretter in #166
• Add some additional popular licenses by @adamretter in #168
• added provider of author name and email address obtained from first commit by @masakimu in #155
• Update default excludes for further CIs by @adamretter in #169
• Allow include and exclude paths to be overridden with user properties by @adamretter in #165
• Add missing included licenses to README.md by @adamretter in #167
• Make sure multi-license parameters are correctly set by Maven by @adamretter in #171
• License Sets feature - allows one execution to check different licenses by @adamretter in #170
• ensure exclusions win over inclusions for scanning by @rmannibucau in #172
• Bump spring-core from 3.1.3.RELEASE to 4.3.19.RELEASE by @dependabot in #173
• [pom] Make project look into .m2/cache for mycila-pom as not part of this project by @hazendaz in #177
• Java 8 and Linux/macos/Windows targets for Travis by @adamretter in #176
• Add additional known document types: SCSS, WSDL, XSTL by @hazendaz in #178
• Bring in a number of default ignores / remove one that was duplicated by @hazendaz in #179
• [docType] Use slashstar for groovy, kotlin, and scala as proper usage by @hazendaz in #186
• Use canonical base directories to fix #138. by @jgerken in #185
• Update to more recent maven dependencies by @peterlynch in #193
• Remove spring dependency by @mathieucarbou in #196
• Fixing build following Travis changes by @mathieucarbou in #199
• Jenkinsfile is source code by @peterlynch in #198
• POM Project Organization properties by @peterlynch in #200
• Switch default provided license to ${year} to allow an easiest customization of the year by @mathieucarbou in #201
• release by @mathieucarbou in #202
• Issue 213 - do not corrupt XML files by @akomakom in #214
• license policy enforcement with maven project implementation. by @rremer in #207
• Clarify features in README by @liry in #211
• Clarify documentation for SLASHSTAR style by @rnc in #210
• Change basedir to project.basedir by @mathieucarbou in #218
• add a readme on dependency enforcement usage by @rremer in #219
• Adds Maven Wrapper by @mathieucarbou in #220
• Fix #187 by @mathieucarbou in #221
• Fix #189 by @mathieucarbou in #222
• Fix #182 by @mathieucarbou in #224
• New site location by @mathieucarbou in #225
• Fix #156 by @mathieucarbou in #226
• Close #122 by @mathieucarbou in #227
• Move standard maven site (d3e554c) into the combined documentation site. by @rremer in #228
• [GA] Update snapshot report by @github-actions in #230
• Close #158 by @mathieucarbou in #231
• Fix #191 by @mathieucarbou in #234
• [GA] Update snapshot report by @github-actions in #236
• Close #26 by @mathieucarbou in #235
• Features/142 by @mathieucarbou in #237
• [GA] Update snapshot report by @github-actions in #238
• Support injecting Copyright Years based on file existence by @rvesse in #240
• [GA] Update snapshot report by @github-actions in #244
• Disable MacOS build by @mathieucarbou in #245
• Correctly fix the multiLine tag by @mathieucarbou in #247
• [GA] Update snapshot report by @github-actions in #248
• [GA] Update snapshot report by @github-actions in #251
• [actions] Add CI for jdk 8, 11, 17, and 18-ea by @hazendaz in #254
• [pom] Fix relative path by @hazendaz in #259
• [ci] Drop travis CI by @hazendaz in #258
• [type] Support spring.factories as script style comments by @hazendaz in #257
• [mvn] Update maven wrapper by @hazendaz in #256
• [github] Board dependabot by @hazendaz in #255
• [GA] Update snapshot report by @github-actions in #260
• Bump maven-compiler-plugin from 3.8.1 to 3.9.0 by @dependabot in https://github.c...