# editorconfig-checker changelog > Verifies that files match the rules declared in .editorconfig. - Vendor: editorconfig-checker - Category: Developer Tools - Official site: https://editorconfig-checker.github.io - Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/editorconfig-checker) - Harvested from: GitHub (editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker) - Entries below: 10 (newest first) What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. ## Releases ### v3.9.0 - Date: 2026-07-31 - Version: v3.9.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/releases/tag/v3.9.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/editorconfig-checker/releases/v3.9.0 - Labels: Pre-release ##### [3.9.0](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/compare/v3.8.0...v3.9.0) (2026-07-31) ###### Features * enable immutable releases ([6865c06](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/6865c0606d7099ff7b8da5a3e1cd5aced3195a6d)) ### v3.8.0 - Date: 2026-06-28 - Version: v3.8.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/releases/tag/v3.8.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/editorconfig-checker/releases/v3.8.0 ##### [3.8.0](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/compare/v3.7.0...v3.8.0) (2026-06-25) ###### Features * exclude .gpg files ([#571](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/571)) ([e5b53f4](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/e5b53f488f7e52a2665316e34500e65a8f3740d8)) ###### Bug Fixes * anchor node_modules and target default excludes at path start ([#568](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/568)) ([c0c39af](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/c0c39af8af2f692a36716481bc89ab4ee68d03e9)) * honor -no-color for .ecrc deprecation warning ([#575](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/575)) ([dbb0dbb](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/dbb0dbb2b100fedc87aa292476c9b7bf029e688e)) ### v3.7.0 - Date: 2026-05-25 - Version: v3.7.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/releases/tag/v3.7.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/editorconfig-checker/releases/v3.7.0 ##### [3.7.0](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/compare/v3.6.1...v3.7.0) (2026-05-25) ###### Features * **files:** expand glob patterns in passed-file args ([#190](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/190)) ([#558](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/558)) ([4c0f326](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/4c0f326cfa71fb0dd80c0c71b1844b2550ed799e)) ###### Bug Fixes * **cli:** auto-enable no-color when output format is github-actions ([#557](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/557)) ([9f4014c](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/9f4014ce0944f601472e5cbfaec31f711890c780)) * detect binary files before decoding to prevent false text ([#550](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/550)) ([f47b30c](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/f47b30c96713107bc4fe0b7a05e79a293c4874dd)) ### v3.6.1 - Date: 2026-01-28 - Version: v3.6.1 - Original notes: https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/releases/tag/v3.6.1 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/editorconfig-checker/releases/v3.6.1 ##### [3.6.1](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/compare/v3.6.0...v3.6.1) (2026-01-22) ###### Bug Fixes * empty charset on xlf files ([#527](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/527)) ([ebaf1b9](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/ebaf1b91a7b75bbd09f39cea7dee2aa72891b3c6)) * github actions workflow example in readme ([#528](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/528)) ([1e564b2](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/1e564b21ad9dce1bb242ee1acc8b8cec6083ad86)) ### v3.6.0 - Date: 2025-11-25 - Version: v3.6.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/releases/tag/v3.6.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/editorconfig-checker/releases/v3.6.0 ##### [3.6.0](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/compare/v3.5.0...v3.6.0) (2025-11-25) ###### Features * add Rust target/ dir to default excludes ([#507](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/507)) ([1c7d477](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/1c7d4776466484f320b77525a83c3be919c59e90)) ###### Bug Fixes * support when charset is not set ([#506](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/506)) ([85fcb6b](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/85fcb6b6a30d392ee92746603ea4aea44e756766)), closes [#505](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/505) ### v3.5.0 - Date: 2025-11-21 - Version: v3.5.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/releases/tag/v3.5.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/editorconfig-checker/releases/v3.5.0 ##### [3.5.0](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/compare/v3.4.1...v3.5.0) (2025-11-18) ###### Features * support chardet config file setting ([#457](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/457)) ([f216ce5](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/f216ce52132e5fbe1d8c7abdcccd6627b264e285)) ### v3.4.1 - Date: 2025-10-10 - Version: v3.4.1 - Original notes: https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/releases/tag/v3.4.1 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/editorconfig-checker/releases/v3.4.1 ##### [3.4.1](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/compare/v3.4.0...v3.4.1) (2025-10-09) ###### Performance Improvements * process files concurrently ([#488](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/488)) ([4f39fde](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/4f39fdec59cc2d5e62ce9a419531b08541a7d552)) ### v3.4.0 - Date: 2025-08-11 - Version: v3.4.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/releases/tag/v3.4.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/editorconfig-checker/releases/v3.4.0 ##### [3.4.0](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/compare/v3.3.0...v3.4.0) (2025-08-10) ###### Features * add *~ (emacs backup files) to default excludes ([#483](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/483)) ([bbd722f](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/bbd722fc4b83a22db08fc65231694cb688890226)), closes [#482](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/482) * add go.work, and go.work.sum files to default excludes ([#468](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/468)) ([05296a5](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/05296a5b5aaa5f4413a52bacd33f8449bbe863e5)) ### v3.3.0 - Date: 2025-05-07 - Version: v3.3.0 - Original notes: https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/releases/tag/v3.3.0 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/editorconfig-checker/releases/v3.3.0 ##### [3.3.0](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/compare/v3.2.1...v3.3.0) (2025-05-07) ###### Features * add `.jj` (Jujutsu) directory to default exclude list ([#458](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/458)) ([ac903a0](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/ac903a0a7f5506a80b3c5d2e76584b5e277b896a)) * update default paths to exclude ([#462](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/462)) ([84c5c55](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/84c5c5579e96a9601f1b0ce51fec66257ceb0b24)) ###### Bug Fixes * skip correct number of errors when consolidating errors ([#464](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/464)) ([8c695f5](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/8c695f5ef82063d657796dfc0b58e35b022d4b93)) ### v3.2.1 - Date: 2025-03-15 - Version: v3.2.1 - Original notes: https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/releases/tag/v3.2.1 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/editorconfig-checker/releases/v3.2.1 ##### [3.2.1](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/compare/v3.2.0...v3.2.1) (2025-03-15) ###### Bug Fixes * check for exclusion before MIME type ([#447](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/447)) ([cd9976b](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/cd9976ba25738a02a2130a7fc5e729ed9d6b7251)) * empty format in the config file should be treated as Default ([#448](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/448)) ([f8799d0](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/f8799d0915e6c7a3c82941c14b5bafcf472283cf)), closes [#430](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/430) * **test:** make TestGetRelativePath work under Darwin ([#445](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/445)) ([d956561](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/d95656138c991c47847015902c75f46aeccb8d06)) * **test:** support running our test suite under `-trimpath`, closes [#397](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/397) ([#439](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/439)) ([fc78406](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/fc78406ae4d64dc63256c5b37db61b770bf5e436)) * **test:** we no longer need -ldflags at all ([#444](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/issues/444)) ([9ffcae2](https://github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/commit/9ffcae2b7d984c6bf48fde83aaf55ab8962a927a))