v0.16.0
sherlock-project/sherlockv0.16.0Sep 16, 2025by ppfeister
AI Summary
This release significantly reduces false positives through automatic testing and filtering of prone sites. It adds new CLI flags like --json for PR numbers and --no-txt, achieves PEP 561 compliance with mypy support, and deprecates Python 3.8 and 3.9.
Key Highlights
- Automatic filtering of false-positive prone sites via upstream testing
- Community packages now available on Debian and Ubuntu
- Added --json flag overloaded to accept pull request numbers as manifest URIs
- Added --no-txt flag to disable automatic txt file output
- PEP 561 compliance with mypy static type checking support
Breaking Changes
- Deprecated support for Python 3.8 and 3.9 (now requires Python 3.10+)
New Features
- Automatic false-positive site filtering
- Debian package (community)
- Ubuntu package (community)
- --json flag supports pull request numbers as manifest URIs
- --no-txt flag to disable txt output
- PEP 561 compliance with mypy type checking
Full Release Notes
## What's Changed Most users should see a significant reduction in false positives (on an ongoing basis) after updating to this release. Nothing is ever perfect (regional differences, etc), but noise should be reduced by a notable margin. - 📦 Community package now available on [__Debian__][ext-debian] @Nilsonfsilva - 📦 Community package now available on [__Ubuntu__][ext-ubuntu] @Nilsonfsilva - ✨ **Automatic filtering of most false-positive prone sites by way of [automatic testing](https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock/blob/master/tests/test_validate_targets.py) on [upstream](https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock/blob/exclusions/false_positive_exclusions.txt)** @ppfeister - ✨ \-\-json flag overloaded to allow use of pull request numbers as manifest URIs (#2356) @bytexenon - ✨ \-\-no-txt flag added to disable automatic txt file output __(functionality may change later)__ (#2263) @ntexe - ✨ Basic PEP 561 compliance with support for mypy static type checking (#2277) @ppfeister - ‼️ Deprecated support for now-EOL Python 3.8 and 3.9 (now ^3.10) @ppfeister Additional manifest contributors this cycle: @Netail @MR-VL @L0mbart @paperbenni @gtkacz @Suramyavns @nktkhndlwl @Nuung @alokranjan609 @yuzicodes @rskbansal @NOMADE55 @ReganBell @sk337 @Pasanlaksitha @SOGeKING-NUL @ibnaleem @brantonb @joeyagreco @jasontenpenny @S1lvus @MaxwellOldshein @Davis-3450 @akamayu-ouo @craiglondon @pylapp @tulsishetty07 @kotarofu @telemaxxx @rsb-23 Additional codebase contributors this cycle: @Txbias (docs) @PeterDaveHello (dockerfile) @anujatappeta (fixed dead tests) [__[full changelog]__][changelog] [ext-debian]: https://packages.debian.org/trixie/sherlock [ext-ubuntu]: https://packages.ubuntu.com/source/oracular/sherlock [changelog]: https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock/compare/v0.15.0...v0.16.0 <details> <summary>Click to expand package version grid</summary> ___ Note that community-supported packages are by definition not officially supported. They are provided for convenience and portability. See the documentation for info as to which packages currently have official support. Community based package, or those found on Linux distribution repositories, may take longer to update - to avoid breaking changes, using official packages on the latest version is recommended. [](https://repology.org/project/sherlock-social-osint/versions) </details>