# What changed in secretlint

> 5 changes in secretlint 13 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 1 security. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-24. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/secretlint/

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## secretlint 13

### Security

- File searching no longer follows symlinks. (13.0.6) — [release notes](https://github.com/secretlint/secretlint/releases/tag/v13.0.6)

### Fixes and other changes

- The config loader now keeps the package name as is when baseDirectory is empty. (13.0.7) — [release notes](https://github.com/secretlint/secretlint/releases/tag/v13.0.7)
- The binary now respects --cwd. (13.0.7) — [release notes](https://github.com/secretlint/secretlint/releases/tag/v13.0.7)
- Initialization now respects existing config. (13.0.7) — [release notes](https://github.com/secretlint/secretlint/releases/tag/v13.0.7)
- Profiling is enabled only when --profile is specified, avoiding linting performance problems. (13.0.5) — [release notes](https://github.com/secretlint/secretlint/releases/tag/v13.0.5)