# What changed in markdownlint-cli

> 10 changes in markdownlint-cli 0.49 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 2 breaking. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-19. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/markdownlint-cli/

To see which of these apply to a repository, run `npx @unstale/cli init` in it.

## markdownlint-cli 0.49

### Breaking changes

- Handling of inline directive syntax was removed to avoid frequent false positives. (0.49.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli/releases/tag/v0.49.0)
- Support for end-of-life Node version 20 was removed. (0.49.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli/releases/tag/v0.49.0)

### Behavior and default changes

- MD029 is improved, which may change how this rule handles Markdown lists. (0.49.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli/releases/tag/v0.49.1)
- MD022 was improved, changing how the rule handles its checks. (0.49.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli/releases/tag/v0.49.0)
- MD028 was improved, changing how the rule handles its checks. (0.49.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli/releases/tag/v0.49.0)
- MD035 was improved, changing how the rule handles its checks. (0.49.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli/releases/tag/v0.49.0)
- MD042 was improved, changing how the rule handles its checks. (0.49.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli/releases/tag/v0.49.0)
- MD051 was improved, changing how the rule handles its checks. (0.49.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli/releases/tag/v0.49.0)
- MD060 was improved, changing how the rule handles its checks. (0.49.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli/releases/tag/v0.49.0)

### Fixes and other changes

- Module resolution under webpack is fixed. (0.49.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli/releases/tag/v0.49.1)