Add change note for alphanumeric regex change

owen-mc · owen-mc · commit 954b1c40bd1f · 2026-05-12T16:40:17.000+01:00
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+* The GitHub Actions analysis now recognizes more Bash regex checks that restrict a value to alphanumeric characters. This may reduce false positive results where command output is validated with grouped or optional alphanumeric patterns before being used.

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 +* The GitHub Actions analysis now recognizes more Bash regex checks that restrict a value to alphanumeric characters. This may reduce false positive results where command output is validated with grouped or optional alphanumeric patterns before being used.