Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

Full changelog available at GitHub releases.

v2.5.0 (2026-04-03)

New Features

  • Co-author bypass in ``ignore_authors`` — _should_skip_commit_validation() now parses Co-authored-by: trailers in the commit message body. If any co-author name matches ignore_authors, all commit checks are skipped. Useful for AI bots that co-author commits (e.g., coderabbitai[bot]).

  • Organization-level config inheritance via ``inherit_from`` — New top-level TOML key that loads a parent config from a GitHub shorthand (github:owner/repo:path), a local file path, or an HTTPS URL, then deep-merges it with local settings. HTTP (non-TLS) URLs are rejected to prevent MITM attacks.

  • Git config author validation — AuthorValidator now checks git config user.name / user.email first (the identity used for the next commit), falling back to git log if unset. Previously, a misconfigured identity would pass if the last commit had a valid author.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed incorrect mock target in test_main_with_message_empty_string_no_stdin_with_git: was patching commit_check.util.get_commit_info (ineffective) instead of commit_check.engine.get_commit_info.

v2.0.0 (2025-10-01)

Attention

This major release introduces significant architectural changes and breaking updates to commit-check. Please review carefully before upgrading.

What’s New

  • TOML Configuration — Replaces the old .commit-check.yml with cchk.toml or commit-check.toml for clearer syntax.

  • Simplified CLI & Hooks — Legacy pre-commit hooks and command-line options have been removed for a cleaner, more consistent interface.

  • New Validation Engine — The validation system has been completely redesigned around a new ValidationEngine to improve maintainability and flexibility.

Breaking Changes

Configuration Format:

  • .commit-check.yml has been replaced with cchk.toml or commit-check.toml.

  • All YAML configurations must be migrated to TOML from this version onward.

  • See the Migration Guide for step-by-step instructions.

Removed Pre-commit Hooks and CLI Options:

  • Several legacy hooks and command-line flags have been removed in favor of a simplified interface.

  • Removed hooks: check-commit-signoff, check-merge-base, check-imperative.

  • Removed CLI options: --signoff, --merge-base, --imperative.

Module Removal:

  • The following legacy modules have been removed: author.py, branch.py, commit.py, error.py.

Architecture Redesign:

  • The validation system has been completely restructured around the new ValidationEngine, breaking compatibility with any code or integrations relying on the old module structure.

See PR #280

v0.10.2 (2025-08-26)

Last release before the big v2.0 changes.

v0.1.0 (2022-11-02)

Initial release of commit-check.