# swift-format 602.0.0

- Product: swift-format (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/swift-format)
- Vendor: Swift
- Date: 2025-09-16
- Version: 602.0.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/releases/tag/602.0.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/swift-format/releases/602.0.0

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##### What's Changed
* Add pre-commit hook for linting by @nikalra in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/929
* Add dump-effective-configuration subcommand by @andre-richter in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/923
* Improve the DontRepeatTypeInStaticProperties rule to better align with its original intent by @TTOzzi in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/918
* Improve the formatting logic of OmitExplicitReturns rule by @TTOzzi in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/935
* Fix documentation typos by @alexandersandberg in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/937
* Fix rejected assumeFilename when path argument is '-' by @andre-richter in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/938
* Skip flaky performance test on Windows by @weliveindetail in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/940
* Ignore backticks in documentation abstracts by @natecook1000 in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/936
* Modify PrettyPrinter to output diagnostics using shortened relative paths by @TTOzzi in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/934
* Do not measure perform performance in CI by @ahoppen in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/941
* Make the error message for an invalid version more user-friendly by @TTOzzi in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/942
* Convert `UseLetInEveryBoundCaseVariable` to be a formatter by @natecook1000 in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/926
* Clean up symlink following and recursively follow symlink chains. by @allevato in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/947
* Run Windows tests inside a Docker container by @ahoppen in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/951
* Make ValidateDocumentationComments allow `Throws` doc comments for rethrows functions by @TTOzzi in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/948
* Add `.DS_Store` and `/.vscode` to `.gitignore` by @ahoppen in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/953
* Run the publish release workflow inside a Docker container on Windows by @ahoppen in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/952
* Support file-level ignore directive for specific rules by @TTOzzi in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/950
* Enable the license header check by @ahoppen in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/956
* Bump the deployment target to macOS 13 🚀  by @TTOzzi in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/957
* Make the creation of a prerelease on GitHub a separate job in the publish release workflow by @ahoppen in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/958
* Increase swift-tools-version to 5.9 by @ahoppen in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/961
* Import Android for isatty by @marcprux in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/963
* Unify whitespace handling in linter and formatter by @TTOzzi in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/962
* Remove severity by @bkolb in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/943
* Improve lint performance by optimizing Swift Regex usage by @TTOzzi in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/968
* Fix `NoAccessLevelOnExtensionDeclaration` to update members inside `#if` blocks. by @allevato in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/969
* Update for swift-syntax AttributeSyntax.Arguments changes by @rintaro in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/971
* Remove value generics feature by @Azoy in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/974
* Correctly format `unsafe` expressions. by @allevato in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/973
* Add concurrency control to cancel in-progress PR workflows by @TTOzzi in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/976
* Fix type mismatch error in `reflowMultilineStringLiterals` by @dongdong867 in https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format/pull/979
* [6.2] Change code owners for 6.2 to release managers by @ahoppen in

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