Hey @dhruv-38 ,
The CI is failing because the .xml file was edited directly, but xdocs are auto generated from the Java source.
To fix this, add the clarifying paragraph to the Java source Javadoc in AnnotationLocationCheck.java
Then regenerate xdocs with mvn clean site -Pno-validations and commit the generated annotationlocation.xml. The content will flow from the Java source → template macro → generated XML.

@vivek-0509 I have added to the Javadoc and then run the mvn clean site -Pno-validations but it does not change or generate the annotationlocation.xml

mvn clean site -Pno-validations

run mvn clean verify after adding it in the AnnotationLocationCheck i tried it locally it will work.

run mvn clean verify after adding it in the AnnotationLocationCheck i tried it locally it will work.

@dhruv-38 add this para to the class level javadoc around line 72 not to the field javadoc then run mvn clean verify , then check git status it will show three files changed , commit your changes and push after clean build.

Please read and watch videos at Starting_Development.
Please make CI green.

Now all the CI is green. Do i need to do any thing else?

@dhruv-38 , please use commit prefix as Issue #13796: ..... to let commit be bound to issue firmly.

GitHub, generate website

all other is good.
after commit message is changed, we good to merge

https://checkstyle-diff-reports.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/f947c08_20251226043936/index.html

https://checkstyle-diff-reports.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/f947c08_20251226043936/checks/annotation/annotationlocation.html#Notes

@dhruv-38 , single commit please
And rebase on latest our master branch

ok, should i create a new pr?

@dhruv-38
No need to create a new PR.
Please rebase your branch and squash all commits into a single commit.

You can refer to the following documentation for instructions on how to rebase:
https://checkstyle.org/beginning_development.html#Starting_Development

Please read and watch videos at Starting_Development.
Videos shows how to squash

@romani
I rebased on latest and squashed into a single commit.
The two CI is failing since i did'nt changed any new code, but previously the CI was green. Did I do something wrong again?
I am sorry for all these messed up things and all the clutters. I am just getting familiar to it. Thanks for you time.

@vivek-0509 why its failing again?

@vivek-0509 why its failing again?

not related to your changes , just need to run the CI again.