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title: PMD Release Notes
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## {{ site.pmd.date }} - {{ site.pmd.version }}

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD {{ site.pmd.version }}.

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### New and noteworthy

### Fixed Issues

### API Changes

* [#1648](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1702): \[apex,vf] Remove CodeClimate dependency - [Robert Sösemann](https://github.com/rsoesemann)
  Properties "cc_categories", "cc_remediation_points_multiplier", "cc_block_highlighting" can no longer be overridden in rulesets. 
  They were deprecated without replacement. 

* The old GUI applications accessible through `run.sh designerold` and `run.sh bgastviewer` (and corresponding Batch scripts)
  have been removed from the PMD distribution. Please use the newer rule designer with `run.sh designer`.
  The corresponding classes in packages `java.net.sourceforge.pmd.util.viewer` and `java.net.sourceforge.pmd.util.designer` have
  all been removed.

### External Contributions

*   [#1658](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1658): \[core] Node support for Antlr-based languages - [Matías Fraga](https://github.com/matifraga)
*   [#1698](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1698): \[core] [swift] Antlr Base Parser adapter and Swift Implementation - [Lucas Soncini](https://github.com/lsoncini)
*   [#1774](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/1774): \[core] Antlr visitor rules - [Lucas Soncini](https://github.com/lsoncini)

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