PMD 7.20.0-SNAPSHOT

Release date: 28-December-2025

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28-December-2025 - 7.20.0-SNAPSHOT

The PMD team is pleased to announce PMD 7.20.0-SNAPSHOT.

This is a minor release.

🚀️ New and noteworthy

🐛️ Fixed Issues

java-bestpractices
- #6257: [java] UnusedLocalVariable: False positive with instanceof pattern guard

🚨️ API Changes

✨️ Merged pull requests

📦️ Dependency updates

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