v0.61.0

Automattic/harperv0.61.0Sep 2, 2025by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

Adds metadata extraction capabilities for multiple words and restores the linter's active/inactive status between sessions. Several false positive issues were also resolved.

Key Highlights

Metadata extraction now accepts multiple words
Restored linter status between sessions
Fixed false positives with proper nouns
Added idioms to the then/than linter

New Features

Metadata extraction for multiple words
Linter state persistence
Idiom support for then/than

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* build(deps): bump hashbrown from 0.15.5 to 0.16.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/1845
* build(deps): bump serde_json from 1.0.142 to 1.0.143 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/1842
* build(deps): bump tracing-subscriber from 0.3.19 to 0.3.20 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/1828
* build(deps): bump rayon from 1.10.0 to 1.11.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/1843
* build(deps): bump tree-sitter-go from 0.23.4 to 0.25.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/1844
* feat: `just getmetadata` and `harper-cli metadata` now accept multiple words by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/1847
* feat:to a great length→to great lengths by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/1835
* feat: implements #1838 by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/1840
* feat: add idioms to then/than linter by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/1819
* fix: false positive from #1492 and new one with proper noun by @hippietrail in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/1846
* Restore Harper linter active/inactive status between sessions. by @iBenMoore in https://github.com/Automattic/harper/pull/1852


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Automattic/harper/compare/v0.60.0...v0.61.0