Static site generator Jekyll releases version 4.4.0 with notable changes and enhancements

Jekyll, the static site generator maintained by GitHub, has released version 4.4.0, bringing some notable changes and enhancements. This update introduces the ability to mark specific lines in code blocks using the highlight Liquid tag. Users can now customize the port for the vendored livereload script through a command-line flag or configuration file setting. Additionally, paths specified with the --livereload-ignore flag or the livereload_ignore configuration key will prevent automatic browser refreshes when changes occur.

Support for Ruby versions older than 2.7.0 has been discontinued, with recommendations to use Ruby 3.2.0 or newer for compatibility with recent plugin versions. To enhance the initial setup experience, the gems base64 and csv are now included as runtime dependencies, automatically installed with Jekyll. The json gem has also been added as a runtime dependency to ensure consistent behavior across platforms and Ruby versions. Lastly, the version constraint on the mercenary gem has been relaxed to accommodate future updates.