diff --git a/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml b/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml
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+ Breaking backward compatibility:
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+ Remove access to undocumented check properties. Author: rnveach #2451
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+ New:
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+ ParameterName: new option to skip methods with Override annotation. Author: Andrei Selkin #2290
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+ Bug fixes:
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+ False negative in RequireThis check. Author: Vladislav Lisetskiy #2240
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+ Checkstyle throws NumberFormatException on Japanese locale when sizes and metrics Checks are used. Author: Takahashi Eikou #2601
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+ EmptyLineSeparator check does not validate newlines before class and after last method. Author: Vladislav Lisetskiy #2067
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+ FallThroughCheck handles finally incorrectly. Author: Vladislav Lisetskiy #1438
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+ EqualsAvoidNull check should сheck String concatenations. Author: Vladislav Lisetskiy #1930
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+ minor: remove maven-failsafe-plugin from linkcheck excludes, since link was fixed. Author: Andrei Selkin
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+ minor: build-helper-maven-plugin version bump to 1.10. Author: Roman Ivanov
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+ adjust AbbreviationAsWordInName in checkstyle_checks.xml to catch unexpected abbreviations. Author: Roman Ivanov #2639
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+ Fix additional issues reported by IntelliJ IDEA inspections in Checkstyle code. Author: Michal Kordas #2080
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+ minor: fixed improper put that should be get. Author: rnveach
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+ Code review of CommentsIndentationCheck.java. Author: Andrei Selkin #2530
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+ Remove drag&drop from GUI. Author: Ilja Dubinin #2608
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+ create HTML web page to describe how to open issues against Checkstyle. Author: Michal Kordas, Roman Ivanov #2344
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+ Pull #2607: Update JGit to 4.1.1.201511131810-r. Author: Michal Kordas #2607
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+ Pull #2605: Make methods private in RequireThisCheck. Author: Vladislav Lisetskiy #2605
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+ Tests for validating commit message should not allow period at the end of commit message. Author: Andrei Selkin #2590
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+ doc: Correct xdoc/javadoc for ParameterNameCheck. Author: Andrei Selkin
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+ unify IT test code. Author: rnveach #2589
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+ minor: separated tests so one subject per file. Author: rnveach
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+ Deactivate 'allowSamelineSingleParameterlessAnnotation' property of AnnotationLocation in Checkstyle config. Author: Michal Kordas #2581
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+ Create test for checkstyle-X.X-all.jar on Travis. Author: Roman Ivanov #2516
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+ Pull #2586: Update slf4j-simple to 1.7.13. Author: Michal Kordas #2586
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+ Pull #2585: Update FindBugs Maven Plugin to 3.0.3. Author: Michal Kordas #2585
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+ PMD: resolve problems from DefaultPackage rule. Author: Michal Kordas #957
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+ minor: fixed wrong variable usage in AbstractOptionCheck. Author: rnveach
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+ Remove usage of System.out.println in IT resources. Author: Michal Kordas, Roman Ivanov #2541
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+ Unify naming of all files with IT inputs. Author: rnveach #2540
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+ UT to validate google/sun style xdocs. Author: rnveach #2557
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+ Unify naming of all files with test inputs. Author: rnveach, Roman Ivanov #2161
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+ spelling: fix strange japanese.. Author: Nobuyuki-Inaba
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+ Improve documentation for CovariantEquals check. Author: Vladislav Lisetskiy #1031
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