Changes for version v0.9.0 - 2026-05-16

  • Security
    • Metrics names are now validated to ensure they do not contain newlines, ":" or "|" characters that might allow metric injection. CVE-2026-46719
  • Documentation
    • Added a security policy.
    • Updated copyright year.
    • Updated author email address.
    • Fixed SOURCE link in README.
    • Removed INSTALL guide.
    • Added doap.xml.
    • Generate README with the UsefulReadme plugin.
    • Improved Pod::Weaver configuration and reorganised POD sections.
    • Added a SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS section.
  • Tests
    • Added more author tests.
    • Moved author tests to xt directory.
  • Toolchain
    • Stopped signing distributions with Module::Signature.
    • Updated Dist::Zilla configuration.

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A lightweight StatsD client that supports multimetric packets