Checkstyle 8.8 - http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/releasenotes.html#Release_8.8 Breaking backward compatibility: Split TreeWalker to TreeWalker and JavaParser Bug fixes: DesignForExtension: method javadoc is recognized if no modifier in on method XmlLogger sanitizes exception tags when it shouldn't be Notes: spelling: Fix German translation of 'tag' Fix violations in local IntelliJ 2017.3 Resolve warning during build about prerequisites tag JavadocMethod: "Expected an @return tag." sounds not right Appveyor CI build failure: Unable to get setup from cygwin.mirror.constant.com spelling: improve french translation spelling: fix typo in tests spelling: Fix typo format xdoc files to follow rule of LineLength (max ia 100) Incorrect documentation for SuppressionXpathFilter Reorganize token methods of all Checks TokenTypes documentation contains double encoded symbols Incorrect documentation for SingleSpaceSeparator XDoc Config: create unit test to verify property types and default values for Strings