From 36edd4c52895a7b10b4a762875fcd8a4f47c8fc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: marschwar <marschwar@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2021 20:21:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Replace `@active` KDoc tag with `@ActiveByDefault` annotation
 (#3592)

* Add @ActiveByDefault annotation

* Add support for @ActiveByDefault annotation

* Use annotation for all activated in v1.2.0

* Use annotation for all activated after v1.2.0

* Use annotation for all activated in v1.0.0

* Update documentation with regard to RuleSetProvider

* Update documentation

* Remove leading 'v' from version in annotation

* Use named parameter 'since' for @ActiveByDefault

* check version matches semantic version pattern.

* Fix typo and correct version format

* Fix merge errors

Co-authored-by: Markus Schwarz <post@markus-schwarz.net>
Co-authored-by: Chao Zhang <zhangchao6865@gmail.com>
---
 .github/CONTRIBUTING.md                       |  2 +-
 .../detekt/api/internal/ActiveByDefault.kt    | 15 +++++++
 .../detekt/formatting/FormattingProvider.kt   |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/ChainWrapping.kt      |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/CommentSpacing.kt     |  3 +-
 .../detekt/formatting/wrappers/Filename.kt    |  4 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/FinalNewline.kt       |  4 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/MaximumLineLength.kt  |  4 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/ModifierOrdering.kt   |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/MultiLineIfElse.kt    |  3 +-
 .../wrappers/NoBlankLineBeforeRbrace.kt       |  3 +-
 .../wrappers/NoConsecutiveBlankLines.kt       |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/NoEmptyClassBody.kt   |  3 +-
 .../wrappers/NoLineBreakAfterElse.kt          |  3 +-
 .../wrappers/NoLineBreakBeforeAssignment.kt   |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/NoMultipleSpaces.kt   |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/NoSemicolons.kt       |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/NoTrailingSpaces.kt   |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/NoUnitReturn.kt       |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/NoUnusedImports.kt    |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/NoWildcardImports.kt  |  4 +-
 .../detekt/formatting/wrappers/PackageName.kt |  3 +-
 .../wrappers/ParameterListWrapping.kt         |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundColon.kt |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundComma.kt |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundCurly.kt |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundDot.kt   |  3 +-
 .../wrappers/SpacingAroundKeyword.kt          |  3 +-
 .../wrappers/SpacingAroundOperators.kt        |  3 +-
 .../wrappers/SpacingAroundParens.kt           |  3 +-
 .../wrappers/SpacingAroundRangeOperator.kt    |  3 +-
 .../formatting/wrappers/StringTemplate.kt     |  3 +-
 .../generator/collection/Annotations.kt       | 27 ++++++++++++-
 .../collection/DefaultActivationStatus.kt     | 27 +++++++++++++
 .../detekt/generator/collection/Rule.kt       |  3 +-
 .../collection/RuleSetProviderCollector.kt    | 12 +++---
 .../generator/collection/RuleVisitor.kt       | 20 +++-------
 .../printer/rulesetpage/ConfigPrinter.kt      |  4 +-
 .../printer/rulesetpage/RuleSetPagePrinter.kt |  5 ++-
 .../generator/collection/RuleCollectorSpec.kt | 39 +++++++------------
 .../RuleSetProviderCollectorSpec.kt           | 35 ++++++++++++++---
 .../generator/util/RuleSetPageCreator.kt      | 12 +++---
 .../io/github/detekt/report/xml/XmlEscape.kt  |  2 -
 .../rules/complexity/ComplexCondition.kt      |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/complexity/ComplexMethod.kt  |  4 +-
 .../rules/complexity/ComplexityProvider.kt    |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/complexity/LargeClass.kt     |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/complexity/LongMethod.kt     |  4 +-
 .../rules/complexity/LongParameterList.kt     |  4 +-
 .../rules/complexity/NestedBlockDepth.kt      |  4 +-
 .../rules/complexity/TooManyFunctions.kt      |  4 +-
 .../rules/coroutines/CoroutinesProvider.kt    |  4 +-
 .../documentation/CommentSmellProvider.kt     |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyBlocks.kt         |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyCatchBlock.kt     |  3 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyClassBlock.kt     |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyCodeProvider.kt   |  4 +-
 .../rules/empty/EmptyDefaultConstructor.kt    |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyDoWhileBlock.kt   |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyElseBlock.kt      |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyFinallyBlock.kt   |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyForBlock.kt       |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyFunctionBlock.kt  |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyIfBlock.kt        |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyInitBlock.kt      |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyKtFile.kt         |  4 +-
 .../rules/empty/EmptySecondaryConstructor.kt  |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyTryBlock.kt       |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyWhenBlock.kt      |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/empty/EmptyWhileBlock.kt     |  4 +-
 .../bugs/DuplicateCaseInWhenExpression.kt     |  4 +-
 .../bugs/EqualsAlwaysReturnsTrueOrFalse.kt    |  4 +-
 .../rules/bugs/EqualsWithHashCodeExist.kt     |  4 +-
 .../bugs/ExplicitGarbageCollectionCall.kt     |  4 +-
 .../rules/bugs/ImplicitDefaultLocale.kt       |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/bugs/InvalidRange.kt         |  4 +-
 .../bugs/IteratorHasNextCallsNextMethod.kt    |  4 +-
 ...eratorNotThrowingNoSuchElementException.kt |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/bugs/MissingWhenCase.kt      |  5 +--
 .../detekt/rules/bugs/PotentialBugProvider.kt |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/bugs/RedundantElseInWhen.kt  |  4 +-
 .../rules/bugs/UnnecessaryNotNullOperator.kt  |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/bugs/UnnecessarySafeCall.kt  |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/bugs/UnreachableCode.kt      |  4 +-
 .../rules/bugs/UnsafeCallOnNullableType.kt    |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/bugs/UnsafeCast.kt           |  4 +-
 .../rules/bugs/WrongEqualsTypeParameter.kt    |  4 +-
 .../ExceptionRaisedInUnexpectedLocation.kt    |  3 +-
 .../rules/exceptions/ExceptionsProvider.kt    |  4 +-
 .../rules/exceptions/PrintStackTrace.kt       |  4 +-
 .../exceptions/RethrowCaughtException.kt      |  4 +-
 .../rules/exceptions/ReturnFromFinally.kt     |  3 +-
 .../rules/exceptions/SwallowedException.kt    |  3 +-
 .../ThrowingExceptionFromFinally.kt           |  3 +-
 ...ThrowingExceptionsWithoutMessageOrCause.kt |  3 +-
 .../ThrowingNewInstanceOfSameException.kt     |  4 +-
 .../exceptions/TooGenericExceptionCaught.kt   |  3 +-
 .../exceptions/TooGenericExceptionThrown.kt   |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/naming/ClassNaming.kt        |  3 +-
 .../naming/ConstructorParameterNaming.kt      |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/naming/EnumNaming.kt         |  3 +-
 .../detekt/rules/naming/FunctionNaming.kt     |  4 +-
 .../rules/naming/FunctionParameterNaming.kt   |  4 +-
 .../rules/naming/MatchingDeclarationName.kt   |  4 +-
 .../rules/naming/MemberNameEqualsClassName.kt |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/naming/NamingProvider.kt     |  4 +-
 .../rules/naming/ObjectPropertyNaming.kt      |  3 +-
 .../detekt/rules/naming/PackageNaming.kt      |  3 +-
 .../rules/naming/TopLevelPropertyNaming.kt    |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/naming/VariableNaming.kt     |  4 +-
 .../rules/performance/ArrayPrimitive.kt       |  4 +-
 .../rules/performance/ForEachOnRange.kt       |  4 +-
 .../rules/performance/PerformanceProvider.kt  |  4 +-
 .../rules/performance/SpreadOperator.kt       |  4 +-
 .../UnnecessaryTemporaryInstantiation.kt      |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/EqualsNullCall.kt      |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenComment.kt    |  3 +-
 .../rules/style/ForbiddenPublicDataClass.kt   |  3 +-
 .../style/FunctionOnlyReturningConstant.kt    |  4 +-
 .../style/LibraryCodeMustSpecifyReturnType.kt |  3 +-
 .../style/LibraryEntitiesShouldNotBePublic.kt |  4 +-
 .../style/LoopWithTooManyJumpStatements.kt    |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/MagicNumber.kt         |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/MaxLineLength.kt       |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/MayBeConst.kt          |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/ModifierOrder.kt       |  4 +-
 .../rules/style/NestedClassesVisibility.kt    |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/NewLineAtEndOfFile.kt  |  4 +-
 .../rules/style/OptionalAbstractKeyword.kt    |  4 +-
 .../style/ProtectedMemberInFinalClass.kt      |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/ReturnCount.kt         |  3 +-
 .../arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/SafeCast.kt |  4 +-
 .../SerialVersionUIDInSerializableClass.kt    |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/StyleGuideProvider.kt  |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/ThrowsCount.kt         |  4 +-
 .../rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClass.kt   |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryApply.kt    |  4 +-
 .../rules/style/UnnecessaryInheritance.kt     |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/UnusedPrivateClass.kt  |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/UnusedPrivateMember.kt |  3 +-
 .../rules/style/UselessCallOnNotNull.kt       |  4 +-
 .../UtilityClassWithPublicConstructor.kt      |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/VarCouldBeVal.kt       |  4 +-
 .../detekt/rules/style/WildcardImport.kt      |  4 +-
 docs/pages/extensions.md                      |  2 +-
 145 files changed, 399 insertions(+), 289 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 detekt-api/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/internal/ActiveByDefault.kt
 create mode 100644 detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/DefaultActivationStatus.kt

diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index cf6ec6bdf..331270df6 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Kotlin files AST. This can be helpful when implementing and debugging rules.
 
 After some time and testing there is a chance this rule will become active on default.
 
-Rules that contain an `@active` tag in their KDoc will be marked as active in the `default-detekt-config.yml`.
+Rules annotated with `@ActiveByDefault` will be marked as active in the`default-detekt-config.yml`.
 
 ### When updating the website ...
 
diff --git a/detekt-api/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/internal/ActiveByDefault.kt b/detekt-api/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/internal/ActiveByDefault.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9af46eba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/detekt-api/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/internal/ActiveByDefault.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal
+
+/**
+ * Annotated [io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule] or [io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSetProvider]
+ * is active by default.
+ */
+@Target(AnnotationTarget.CLASS)
+@Retention(AnnotationRetention.SOURCE)
+annotation class ActiveByDefault(
+    /**
+     *  The Detekt version the rule was activated by default in the following format: <major>.<minor>.<patch>,
+     *  where major, minor and patch are non-negative integer numbers.
+     */
+    val since: String
+)
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/FormattingProvider.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/FormattingProvider.kt
index 1d313d2c2..8e936b9dd 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/FormattingProvider.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/FormattingProvider.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSet
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSetProvider
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 
 /**
  * This rule set provides wrappers for rules implemented by ktlint - https://ktlint.github.io/.
@@ -16,8 +17,8 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSetProvider
  *
  * @configuration android - if android style guides should be preferred (default: `false`)
  * @configuration autoCorrect - if rules should auto correct style violation (default: `true`)
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class FormattingProvider : RuleSetProvider {
 
     override val ruleSetId: String = "formatting"
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/ChainWrapping.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/ChainWrapping.kt
index 998af96f4..f3571c35a 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/ChainWrapping.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/ChainWrapping.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.ChainWrappingRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ChainWrapping(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = ChainWrappingRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/CommentSpacing.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/CommentSpacing.kt
index d9bea3984..a90171153 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/CommentSpacing.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/CommentSpacing.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.CommentSpacingRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class CommentSpacing(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = CommentSpacingRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/Filename.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/Filename.kt
index 2a67cb161..713221d02 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/Filename.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/Filename.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.FilenameRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class Filename(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = FilenameRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/FinalNewline.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/FinalNewline.kt
index 030f02b32..30dc9c4dc 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/FinalNewline.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/FinalNewline.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.core.api.FeatureInAlphaState
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.FinalNewlineRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.INSERT_FINAL_NEWLINE_KEY
 import org.ec4j.core.model.Property
@@ -13,11 +14,10 @@ import org.ec4j.core.model.PropertyType
  *
  * @configuration insertFinalNewLine - report absence or presence of a newline (default: `true`)
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
- *
  */
 @OptIn(FeatureInAlphaState::class)
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class FinalNewline(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = FinalNewlineRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/MaximumLineLength.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/MaximumLineLength.kt
index ef21667dc..a61627f84 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/MaximumLineLength.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/MaximumLineLength.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.MaxLineLengthRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.ANDROID_MAX_LINE_LENGTH
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.DEFAULT_IDEA_LINE_LENGTH
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
@@ -11,9 +12,8 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.MAX_LINE_LENGTH_KEY
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
  * @configuration maxLineLength - maximum line length (default: `120`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class MaximumLineLength(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = MaxLineLengthRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/ModifierOrdering.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/ModifierOrdering.kt
index 9733ce794..a46a75179 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/ModifierOrdering.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/ModifierOrdering.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.ModifierOrderRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-modifier-order">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ModifierOrdering(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = ModifierOrderRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/MultiLineIfElse.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/MultiLineIfElse.kt
index cf62f2109..139cdaa01 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/MultiLineIfElse.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/MultiLineIfElse.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.experimental.MultiLineIfElseRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-modifier-order">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class MultiLineIfElse(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = MultiLineIfElseRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoBlankLineBeforeRbrace.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoBlankLineBeforeRbrace.kt
index 0cdf11e34..7c68bab1c 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoBlankLineBeforeRbrace.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoBlankLineBeforeRbrace.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.NoBlankLineBeforeRbraceRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class NoBlankLineBeforeRbrace(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = NoBlankLineBeforeRbraceRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoConsecutiveBlankLines.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoConsecutiveBlankLines.kt
index 930124e45..cb305ed97 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoConsecutiveBlankLines.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoConsecutiveBlankLines.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.NoConsecutiveBlankLinesRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-blank">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class NoConsecutiveBlankLines(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = NoConsecutiveBlankLinesRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoEmptyClassBody.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoEmptyClassBody.kt
index 622899547..c7622dd13 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoEmptyClassBody.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoEmptyClassBody.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.NoEmptyClassBodyRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-empty-class-body">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class NoEmptyClassBody(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = NoEmptyClassBodyRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoLineBreakAfterElse.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoLineBreakAfterElse.kt
index 7961f3137..e0febad04 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoLineBreakAfterElse.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoLineBreakAfterElse.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.NoLineBreakAfterElseRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class NoLineBreakAfterElse(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = NoLineBreakAfterElseRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoLineBreakBeforeAssignment.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoLineBreakBeforeAssignment.kt
index d22c0cbe9..f1509b4cd 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoLineBreakBeforeAssignment.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoLineBreakBeforeAssignment.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class NoLineBreakBeforeAssignment(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoMultipleSpaces.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoMultipleSpaces.kt
index 60fd61890..dbb92b399 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoMultipleSpaces.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoMultipleSpaces.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.NoMultipleSpacesRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class NoMultipleSpaces(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = NoMultipleSpacesRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoSemicolons.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoSemicolons.kt
index 155077f40..37813b648 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoSemicolons.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoSemicolons.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.NoSemicolonsRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-semi">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class NoSemicolons(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = NoSemicolonsRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoTrailingSpaces.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoTrailingSpaces.kt
index 75ea8c8e3..37487d859 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoTrailingSpaces.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoTrailingSpaces.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.NoTrailingSpacesRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-trailing-whitespaces">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class NoTrailingSpaces(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = NoTrailingSpacesRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoUnitReturn.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoUnitReturn.kt
index 18be061fd..463d08787 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoUnitReturn.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoUnitReturn.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.NoUnitReturnRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-unit-return">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class NoUnitReturn(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = NoUnitReturnRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoUnusedImports.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoUnusedImports.kt
index 6a5092f71..d9bcd4177 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoUnusedImports.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoUnusedImports.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.NoUnusedImportsRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class NoUnusedImports(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = NoUnusedImportsRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoWildcardImports.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoWildcardImports.kt
index 2bc5c8f39..4abe29a54 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoWildcardImports.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/NoWildcardImports.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.NoWildcardImportsRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-import">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class NoWildcardImports(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = NoWildcardImportsRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/PackageName.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/PackageName.kt
index 4bef87dd5..46925cb0d 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/PackageName.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/PackageName.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.experimental.PackageNameRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class PackageName(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = PackageNameRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/ParameterListWrapping.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/ParameterListWrapping.kt
index 1aa126abe..5e82cba5c 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/ParameterListWrapping.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/ParameterListWrapping.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.ParameterListWrappingRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.DEFAULT_INDENT
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.INDENT_SIZE_KEY
@@ -11,9 +12,9 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.INDENT_SIZE_KEY
  *
  * @configuration indentSize - indentation size (default: `4`)
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ParameterListWrapping(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = ParameterListWrappingRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundColon.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundColon.kt
index 617c459f4..2b1efe118 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundColon.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundColon.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.SpacingAroundColonRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-spacing">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class SpacingAroundColon(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = SpacingAroundColonRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundComma.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundComma.kt
index a8c462e59..f376f2260 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundComma.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundComma.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.SpacingAroundCommaRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-spacing">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class SpacingAroundComma(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = SpacingAroundCommaRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundCurly.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundCurly.kt
index 1b8c528e7..f0b3a4ae7 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundCurly.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundCurly.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.SpacingAroundCurlyRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-spacing">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class SpacingAroundCurly(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = SpacingAroundCurlyRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundDot.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundDot.kt
index 818ccbdc8..76537a75d 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundDot.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundDot.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.SpacingAroundDotRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-spacing">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class SpacingAroundDot(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = SpacingAroundDotRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundKeyword.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundKeyword.kt
index 65a18ffbc..fd49cd7a2 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundKeyword.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundKeyword.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.SpacingAroundKeywordRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-spacing">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class SpacingAroundKeyword(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = SpacingAroundKeywordRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundOperators.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundOperators.kt
index 6860d15aa..713e252ec 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundOperators.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundOperators.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.SpacingAroundOperatorsRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-spacing">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class SpacingAroundOperators(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = SpacingAroundOperatorsRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundParens.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundParens.kt
index 0884302e3..df6a61aef 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundParens.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundParens.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.SpacingAroundParensRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-spacing">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class SpacingAroundParens(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = SpacingAroundParensRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundRangeOperator.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundRangeOperator.kt
index 98703d07f..705657faa 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundRangeOperator.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingAroundRangeOperator.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.SpacingAroundRangeOperatorRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-spacing">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class SpacingAroundRangeOperator(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = SpacingAroundRangeOperatorRule()
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/StringTemplate.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/StringTemplate.kt
index 68336c7e8..b25f02778 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/StringTemplate.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/StringTemplate.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard.StringTemplateRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 
 /**
  * See <a href="https://ktlint.github.io/#rule-string-template">ktlint-website</a> for documentation.
  *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  * @autoCorrect since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class StringTemplate(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
 
     override val wrapping = StringTemplateRule()
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/Annotations.kt b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/Annotations.kt
index 80b58d509..199f76765 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/Annotations.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/Annotations.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection
 
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtAnnotationEntry
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassOrObject
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 
-fun KtClassOrObject.isAnnotatedWith(annotation: KClass<out Annotation>) =
-    annotationEntries.any { it.shortName?.identifier == annotation.simpleName }
+fun KtClassOrObject.isAnnotatedWith(annotation: KClass<out Annotation>): Boolean =
+    annotationEntries.any { it.isOfType(annotation) }
+
+fun KtClassOrObject.firstAnnotationParameter(annotation: KClass<out Annotation>): String =
+    checkNotNull(firstAnnotationParameterOrNull(annotation))
+
+fun KtClassOrObject.firstAnnotationParameterOrNull(annotation: KClass<out Annotation>): String? =
+    annotationEntries
+        .firstOrNull { it.isOfType(annotation) }
+        ?.firstParameterOrNull()
+
+private fun KtAnnotationEntry.isOfType(annotation: KClass<out Annotation>) =
+    shortName?.identifier == annotation.simpleName
+
+private fun KtAnnotationEntry.firstParameterOrNull() =
+    valueArguments
+        .firstOrNull()
+        ?.getArgumentExpression()
+        ?.text
+        ?.withoutQuotes()
+
+private fun String.withoutQuotes() = removePrefix(QUOTES).removeSuffix(QUOTES)
+
+private const val QUOTES = "\""
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/DefaultActivationStatus.kt b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/DefaultActivationStatus.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e3c351e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/DefaultActivationStatus.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection
+
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.exception.InvalidDocumentationException
+
+sealed class DefaultActivationStatus {
+    abstract val active: Boolean
+}
+
+object Inactive : DefaultActivationStatus() {
+    override val active = false
+}
+
+data class Active(val since: String) : DefaultActivationStatus() {
+    override val active = true
+
+    init {
+        if (!since.matches(SEMANTIC_VERSION_PATTERN)) {
+            throw InvalidDocumentationException(
+                "'$since' must match the semantic version pattern <major>.<minor>.<patch>"
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        private val SEMANTIC_VERSION_PATTERN = """^\d+\.\d+.\d+$""".toRegex()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/Rule.kt b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/Rule.kt
index fe80a9094..d0a22855f 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/Rule.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/Rule.kt
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ data class Rule(
     val description: String,
     val nonCompliantCodeExample: String,
     val compliantCodeExample: String,
-    val active: Boolean,
-    val activeSince: String? = null,
+    val defaultActivationStatus: DefaultActivationStatus,
     var severity: String,
     var debt: String,
     var aliases: String?,
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleSetProviderCollector.kt b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleSetProviderCollector.kt
index 3f779ced7..c561059fa 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleSetProviderCollector.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleSetProviderCollector.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.DetektVisitor
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.DefaultRuleSetProvider
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.exception.InvalidDocumentationException
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOverride
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.referenceExpression
 data class RuleSetProvider(
     val name: String,
     val description: String,
-    val active: Boolean,
+    val defaultActivationStatus: DefaultActivationStatus,
     val rules: List<String> = listOf(),
     val configuration: List<Configuration> = listOf()
 )
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ class RuleSetProviderCollector : Collector<RuleSetProvider> {
     }
 }
 
-private const val TAG_ACTIVE = "active"
 private const val PROPERTY_RULE_SET_ID = "ruleSetId"
 
 private val SUPPORTED_PROVIDERS =
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class RuleSetProviderVisitor : DetektVisitor() {
     var containsRuleSetProvider = false
     private var name: String = ""
     private var description: String = ""
-    private var active: Boolean = false
+    private var defaultActivationStatus: DefaultActivationStatus = Inactive
     private val ruleNames: MutableList<String> = mutableListOf()
     private val configuration = mutableListOf<Configuration>()
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class RuleSetProviderVisitor : DetektVisitor() {
             throw InvalidDocumentationException("Missing description for RuleSet $name.")
         }
 
-        return RuleSetProvider(name, description, active, ruleNames, configuration)
+        return RuleSetProvider(name, description, defaultActivationStatus, ruleNames, configuration)
     }
 
     override fun visitSuperTypeList(list: KtSuperTypeList) {
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ class RuleSetProviderVisitor : DetektVisitor() {
 
     override fun visitClassOrObject(classOrObject: KtClassOrObject) {
         description = classOrObject.docComment?.getDefaultSection()?.getContent()?.trim() ?: ""
-        active = classOrObject.docComment?.getDefaultSection()?.findTagByName(TAG_ACTIVE) != null
+        if (classOrObject.isAnnotatedWith(ActiveByDefault::class)) {
+            defaultActivationStatus = Active(since = classOrObject.firstAnnotationParameter(ActiveByDefault::class))
+        }
         configuration.addAll(classOrObject.parseConfigurationTags())
         super.visitClassOrObject(classOrObject)
     }
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleVisitor.kt b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleVisitor.kt
index e878c72d0..bc00bd06e 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleVisitor.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleVisitor.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Debt
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.DetektVisitor
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.ThresholdRule
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.exception.InvalidAliasesDeclaration
@@ -27,8 +28,7 @@ internal class RuleVisitor : DetektVisitor() {
     private var nonCompliant = ""
     private var compliant = ""
     private var name = ""
-    private var active = false
-    private var activeSince: String? = null
+    private var defaultActivationStatus: DefaultActivationStatus = Inactive
     private var autoCorrect = false
     private var requiresTypeResolution = false
     private var severity = ""
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ internal class RuleVisitor : DetektVisitor() {
             description = description,
             nonCompliantCodeExample = nonCompliant,
             compliantCodeExample = compliant,
-            active = active,
-            activeSince = activeSince,
+            defaultActivationStatus = defaultActivationStatus,
             severity = severity,
             debt = debt,
             aliases = aliases,
@@ -91,14 +90,9 @@ internal class RuleVisitor : DetektVisitor() {
             throw InvalidDocumentationException("KDoc for rule $name must not contain tabs")
         }
 
-        active = classOrObject.hasKDocTag(TAG_ACTIVE)
-        val activeTagContent = classOrObject.kDocSection()
-            ?.findTagByName(TAG_ACTIVE)
-            ?.getContent()
-            ?.split(" ")
-            .orEmpty()
-        if (SINCE_KEYWORD in activeTagContent) {
-            activeSince = activeTagContent.last()
+        if (classOrObject.isAnnotatedWith(ActiveByDefault::class)) {
+            val activeByDefaultSinceValue = classOrObject.firstAnnotationParameter(ActiveByDefault::class)
+            defaultActivationStatus = Active(since = activeByDefaultSinceValue)
         }
 
         autoCorrect = classOrObject.hasKDocTag(TAG_AUTO_CORRECT)
@@ -202,8 +196,6 @@ internal class RuleVisitor : DetektVisitor() {
             EmptyRule::class.simpleName
         )
 
-        private const val TAG_ACTIVE = "active"
-        private const val SINCE_KEYWORD = "since"
         private const val TAG_AUTO_CORRECT = "autoCorrect"
         private const val TAG_NONCOMPLIANT = "<noncompliant>"
         private const val ENDTAG_NONCOMPLIANT = "</noncompliant>"
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/rulesetpage/ConfigPrinter.kt b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/rulesetpage/ConfigPrinter.kt
index 165236289..75075553a 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/rulesetpage/ConfigPrinter.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/rulesetpage/ConfigPrinter.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ object ConfigPrinter : DocumentationPrinter<List<RuleSetPage>> {
     @Suppress("ComplexMethod") // preserving the declarative structure while building the dsl
     private fun YamlNode.printRuleSet(ruleSet: RuleSetProvider, rules: List<Rule>) {
         node(ruleSet.name) {
-            keyValue { "active" to "${ruleSet.active}" }
+            keyValue { "active" to "${ruleSet.defaultActivationStatus.active}" }
             val ruleSetExclusion = exclusions.singleOrNull { ruleSet.name in it.ruleSets }
             if (ruleSetExclusion != null) {
                 keyValue { Config.EXCLUDES_KEY to ruleSetExclusion.pattern }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ object ConfigPrinter : DocumentationPrinter<List<RuleSetPage>> {
                 }
             rules.forEach { rule ->
                 node(rule.name) {
-                    keyValue { Config.ACTIVE_KEY to "${rule.active}" }
+                    keyValue { Config.ACTIVE_KEY to "${rule.defaultActivationStatus.active}" }
                     if (rule.autoCorrect) {
                         keyValue { Config.AUTO_CORRECT_KEY to "true" }
                     }
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/rulesetpage/RuleSetPagePrinter.kt b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/rulesetpage/RuleSetPagePrinter.kt
index ebd2c66e0..0dc3adb56 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/rulesetpage/RuleSetPagePrinter.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/rulesetpage/RuleSetPagePrinter.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.printer.rulesetpage
 
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.Active
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.out.MarkdownContent
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.out.bold
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ object RuleSetPagePrinter : DocumentationPrinter<RuleSetPage> {
             }
 
             paragraph {
-                "${bold { "Active by default" }}: ${if (rule.active) "Yes" else "No"}" +
-                    (rule.activeSince?.let { " - Since $it" } ?: "")
+                "${bold { "Active by default" }}: ${if (rule.defaultActivationStatus.active) "Yes" else "No"}" +
+                    ((rule.defaultActivationStatus as? Active)?.let { " - Since v${it.since}" } ?: "")
             }
 
             if (rule.requiresTypeResolution) {
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleCollectorSpec.kt b/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleCollectorSpec.kt
index 284a5cd69..3543df91c 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleCollectorSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleCollectorSpec.kt
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class RuleCollectorSpec : Spek({
             assertThat(items[0].description).contains("more...")
         }
 
-        it("is not active") {
+        it("is not active by default") {
             val code = """
                 /**
                  * description
@@ -83,45 +83,44 @@ class RuleCollectorSpec : Spek({
                 class SomeRandomClass : Rule
             """
             val items = subject.run(code)
-            assertThat(items[0].active).isFalse()
+            assertThat(items[0].defaultActivationStatus.active).isFalse()
         }
 
-        it("is active tag present") {
+        it("is active by default with valid version") {
             val code = """
                 /**
                  * description
-                 * @active
                  */
+                @ActiveByDefault("1.12.123")
                 class SomeRandomClass : Rule
             """
             val items = subject.run(code)
-            assertThat(items[0].active).isTrue()
+            val defaultActivationStatus = items[0].defaultActivationStatus as Active
+            assertThat(defaultActivationStatus.since).isEqualTo("1.12.123")
         }
 
-        it("is active tag present with since") {
+        it("is active by default with named since") {
             val code = """
                 /**
                  * description
-                 * @active since v1.2.3
                  */
+                @ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.3")
                 class SomeRandomClass : Rule
             """
             val items = subject.run(code)
-            assertThat(items[0].active).isTrue
-            assertThat(items[0].activeSince).isEqualTo("v1.2.3")
+            val defaultActivationStatus = items[0].defaultActivationStatus as Active
+            assertThat(defaultActivationStatus.since).isEqualTo("1.2.3")
         }
 
-        it("is active tag present with since") {
+        it("is active by default with invalid version") {
             val code = """
                 /**
                  * description
-                 * @active whatever
                  */
+                @ActiveByDefault("1.2.x")
                 class SomeRandomClass : Rule
             """
-            val items = subject.run(code)
-            assertThat(items[0].active).isTrue
-            assertThat(items[0].activeSince).isNull()
+            assertThatExceptionOfType(InvalidDocumentationException::class.java).isThrownBy { subject.run(code) }
         }
 
         it("is auto-correctable tag is present") {
@@ -136,18 +135,6 @@ class RuleCollectorSpec : Spek({
             assertThat(items[0].autoCorrect).isTrue()
         }
 
-        it("is active if the tag is there and has a description") {
-            val code = """
-                /**
-                 * description
-                 * @active description about the active tag
-                 */
-                class SomeRandomClass : Rule
-            """
-            val items = subject.run(code)
-            assertThat(items[0].active).isTrue()
-        }
-
         it("collects the issue property") {
             val code = """
                 /**
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleSetProviderCollectorSpec.kt b/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleSetProviderCollectorSpec.kt
index ac6b33369..7c5d5a506 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleSetProviderCollectorSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleSetProviderCollectorSpec.kt
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ class RuleSetProviderCollectorSpec : Spek({
             /**
              * $description
              *
-             * @active since v1.0.0
+             * 
              */
+            @ActiveByDefault("1.0.0")
             class TestProvider: RuleSetProvider {
                 override val ruleSetId: String = "$ruleSetId"
 
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ class RuleSetProviderCollectorSpec : Spek({
             it("is active") {
                 val items = subject.run(code)
                 val provider = items[0]
-                assertThat(provider.active).isTrue()
+                assertThat(provider.defaultActivationStatus.active).isTrue()
             }
         }
 
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ class RuleSetProviderCollectorSpec : Spek({
             it("is not active") {
                 val items = subject.run(code)
                 val provider = items[0]
-                assertThat(provider.active).isFalse()
+                assertThat(provider.defaultActivationStatus.active).isFalse()
             }
         }
 
@@ -206,6 +207,31 @@ class RuleSetProviderCollectorSpec : Spek({
             }
         }
 
+        context("a RuleSetProvider with invalid activation version") {
+            val code = """
+            package foo
+
+            /**
+             * description
+             */
+            @ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.xyz")
+            class TestProvider: RuleSetProvider {
+                override val ruleSetId: String = "ruleSetId"
+
+                override fun instance(config: Config): RuleSet {
+                    return RuleSet(ruleSetId, listOf(
+                            TestRule(config)
+                    ))
+                }
+            }
+        """
+
+            it("throws an exception") {
+                assertThatExceptionOfType(InvalidDocumentationException::class.java)
+                    .isThrownBy { subject.run(code) }
+            }
+        }
+
         context("a RuleSetProvider with no rules") {
             val ruleSetId = "test"
             val code = """
@@ -236,9 +262,8 @@ class RuleSetProviderCollectorSpec : Spek({
 
             /**
              * $description
-             *
-             * @active since v1.0.0
              */
+            @ActiveByDefault("1.0.0")
             class TestProvider: RuleSetProvider {
                 override val ruleSetId: String = "$ruleSetId"
 
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/util/RuleSetPageCreator.kt b/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/util/RuleSetPageCreator.kt
index 3bf04a38d..f752bfd6a 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/util/RuleSetPageCreator.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/util/RuleSetPageCreator.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.util
 
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.Active
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.Configuration
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.Inactive
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.collection.RuleSetProvider
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.generator.printer.rulesetpage.RuleSetPage
 
 internal fun createRuleSetPage(): RuleSetPage {
     val rules = createRules()
-    val ruleSetProvider = RuleSetProvider("style", "style rule set", true, rules.map { it.name })
+    val ruleSetProvider = RuleSetProvider("style", "style rule set", Active("1.0.0"), rules.map { it.name })
     return RuleSetPage(ruleSetProvider, rules)
 }
 
@@ -17,8 +19,7 @@ internal fun createRules(): List<Rule> {
         description = "a wildcard import",
         nonCompliantCodeExample = "import foo.*",
         compliantCodeExample = "import foo.bar",
-        active = true,
-        activeSince = "v1.0.0",
+        defaultActivationStatus = Active(since = "1.0.0"),
         severity = "Defect",
         debt = "10min",
         aliases = "alias1, alias2",
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ internal fun createRules(): List<Rule> {
         description = "equals null",
         nonCompliantCodeExample = "",
         compliantCodeExample = "",
-        active = false,
+        defaultActivationStatus = Inactive,
         severity = "",
         debt = "",
         aliases = null,
@@ -45,8 +46,7 @@ internal fun createRules(): List<Rule> {
         description = "removes :Unit",
         nonCompliantCodeExample = "fun stuff(): Unit {}",
         compliantCodeExample = "fun stuff() {}",
-        active = true,
-        activeSince = "v1.16.0",
+        defaultActivationStatus = Active(since = "1.16.0"),
         severity = "",
         debt = "5m",
         aliases = null,
diff --git a/detekt-report-xml/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/report/xml/XmlEscape.kt b/detekt-report-xml/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/report/xml/XmlEscape.kt
index ca0c49f50..d94a5e4bf 100644
--- a/detekt-report-xml/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/report/xml/XmlEscape.kt
+++ b/detekt-report-xml/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/report/xml/XmlEscape.kt
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ import java.util.Collections
  * Adapted from Unbescape - https://github.com/unbescape/unbescape/
  *
  * Utility class for performing XML escape/unescape operations.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
 object XmlEscape {
 
diff --git a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/ComplexCondition.kt b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/ComplexCondition.kt
index ddb05a1c1..bc5b5a9d2 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/ComplexCondition.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/ComplexCondition.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Metric
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.ThresholdRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.ThresholdedCodeSmell
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtBinaryExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtDoWhileExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtExpression
@@ -37,9 +38,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.collectDescendantsOfType
  * </compliant>
  *
  * @configuration threshold - the number of conditions which will trigger the rule (default: `4`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ComplexCondition(
     config: Config = Config.empty,
     threshold: Int = DEFAULT_CONDITIONS_COUNT
diff --git a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/ComplexMethod.kt b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/ComplexMethod.kt
index 85ae32acd..ec1993fba 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/ComplexMethod.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/ComplexMethod.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Metric
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.ThresholdRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.ThresholdedCodeSmell
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.valueOrDefaultCommaSeparated
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtBlockExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtExpression
@@ -44,9 +45,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtWhenExpression
  * `for` statement (default: `false`)
  * @configuration nestingFunctions - Comma separated list of function names which add complexity
  * (default: `[run, let, apply, with, also, use, forEach, isNotNull, ifNull]`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ComplexMethod(
     config: Config = Config.empty,
     threshold: Int = DEFAULT_THRESHOLD_METHOD_COMPLEXITY
diff --git a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/ComplexityProvider.kt b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/ComplexityProvider.kt
index cf2ad9e75..745e206e0 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/ComplexityProvider.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/ComplexityProvider.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.complexity
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSet
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.DefaultRuleSetProvider
 
 /**
  * This rule set contains rules that report complex code.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ComplexityProvider : DefaultRuleSetProvider {
 
     override val ruleSetId: String = "complexity"
diff --git a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LargeClass.kt b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LargeClass.kt
index 9e3af5f10..f2c6df90c 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LargeClass.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LargeClass.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Metric
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.ThresholdRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.ThresholdedCodeSmell
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassOrObject
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getStrictParentOfType
@@ -22,9 +23,8 @@ import java.util.IdentityHashMap
  * things.
  *
  * @configuration threshold - the size of class required to trigger the rule (default: `600`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class LargeClass(
     config: Config = Config.empty,
     threshold: Int = DEFAULT_THRESHOLD_CLASS_LENGTH
diff --git a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LongMethod.kt b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LongMethod.kt
index 0fc61846d..c95c14d8d 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LongMethod.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LongMethod.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Metric
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.ThresholdRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.ThresholdedCodeSmell
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNamedFunction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getStrictParentOfType
@@ -22,9 +23,8 @@ import java.util.IdentityHashMap
  * Extract parts of the functionality of long methods into separate, smaller methods.
  *
  * @configuration threshold - number of lines in a method to trigger the rule (default: `60`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class LongMethod(
     config: Config = Config.empty,
     threshold: Int = DEFAULT_THRESHOLD_METHOD_LENGTH
diff --git a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LongParameterList.kt b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LongParameterList.kt
index 39f313caa..d548e1977 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LongParameterList.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LongParameterList.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Metric
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.ThresholdedCodeSmell
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.valueOrDefaultCommaSeparated
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOverride
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtAnnotated
@@ -34,9 +35,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.containingClassOrObject
  * @configuration ignoreAnnotated - ignore long parameters list for constructors or functions in the context of these
  * annotation class names (default: `[]`); (e.g. ['Inject', 'Module', 'Suppress']);
  * the most common case is for dependency injection where constructors are annotated with @Inject.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class LongParameterList(
     config: Config = Config.empty
 ) : Rule(config) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/NestedBlockDepth.kt b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/NestedBlockDepth.kt
index eafb2712f..b66331207 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/NestedBlockDepth.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/NestedBlockDepth.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Metric
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.ThresholdRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.ThresholdedCodeSmell
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isUsedForNesting
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtContainerNodeForControlStructureBody
@@ -26,9 +27,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtWhenExpression
  * Prefer extracting the nested code into well-named functions to make it easier to understand.
  *
  * @configuration threshold - the nested depth required to trigger rule (default: `4`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class NestedBlockDepth(
     config: Config = Config.empty,
     threshold: Int = DEFAULT_THRESHOLD_NESTING
diff --git a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/TooManyFunctions.kt b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/TooManyFunctions.kt
index 40b96fb1e..90ee59dd0 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/TooManyFunctions.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/TooManyFunctions.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Metric
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.ThresholdedCodeSmell
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.hasAnnotation
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOverride
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClass
@@ -32,9 +33,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.isPrivate
  * @configuration ignoreDeprecated - ignore deprecated functions (default: `false`)
  * @configuration ignorePrivate - ignore private functions (default: `false`)
  * @configuration ignoreOverridden - ignore overridden functions (default: `false`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class TooManyFunctions(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-coroutines/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/coroutines/CoroutinesProvider.kt b/detekt-rules-coroutines/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/coroutines/CoroutinesProvider.kt
index 86562635e..ac2e000e0 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-coroutines/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/coroutines/CoroutinesProvider.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-coroutines/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/coroutines/CoroutinesProvider.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.coroutines
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSet
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.DefaultRuleSetProvider
 
 /**
  * The coroutines rule set analyzes code for potential coroutines problems.
- *
- * @active since v1.4.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.4.0")
 class CoroutinesProvider : DefaultRuleSetProvider {
 
     override val ruleSetId: String = "coroutines"
diff --git a/detekt-rules-documentation/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/documentation/CommentSmellProvider.kt b/detekt-rules-documentation/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/documentation/CommentSmellProvider.kt
index 393d63061..dc9518126 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-documentation/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/documentation/CommentSmellProvider.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-documentation/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/documentation/CommentSmellProvider.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.documentation
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSet
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.DefaultRuleSetProvider
 
 /**
  * This rule set provides rules that address issues in comments and documentation
  * of the code.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class CommentSmellProvider : DefaultRuleSetProvider {
 
     override val ruleSetId: String = "comments"
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyBlocks.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyBlocks.kt
index b1e0e8f34..626807bb9 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyBlocks.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyBlocks.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.MultiRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCatchClause
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassInitializer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassOrObject
@@ -25,10 +26,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtWhileExpression
  * fun unnecessaryFunction() {
  * }
  * </noncompliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
 @Suppress("TooManyFunctions")
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyBlocks(val config: Config = Config.empty) : MultiRule() {
 
     private val emptyCatchBlock = EmptyCatchBlock(config)
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyCatchBlock.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyCatchBlock.kt
index d41a9869d..0911164a5 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyCatchBlock.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyCatchBlock.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.LazyRegex
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.ALLOWED_EXCEPTION_NAME
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isAllowedExceptionName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCatchClause
@@ -13,8 +14,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCatchClause
  *
  * @configuration allowedExceptionNameRegex - ignores exception types which match this regex
  * (default: `'_|(ignore|expected).*'`)
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyCatchBlock(config: Config) : EmptyRule(
     config = config,
     description =
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyClassBlock.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyClassBlock.kt
index c58e9cab7..464e256b6 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyClassBlock.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyClassBlock.kt
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.CodeSmell
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.hasCommentInside
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassOrObject
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.isObjectLiteral
 
 /**
  * Reports empty classes. Empty blocks of code serve no purpose and should be removed.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyClassBlock(config: Config) : EmptyRule(config) {
 
     override fun visitClassOrObject(classOrObject: KtClassOrObject) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyCodeProvider.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyCodeProvider.kt
index 2e33240e5..661495023 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyCodeProvider.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyCodeProvider.kt
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSet
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.DefaultRuleSetProvider
 
 /**
  * The empty-blocks ruleset contains rules that will report empty blocks of code
  * which should be avoided.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyCodeProvider : DefaultRuleSetProvider {
 
     override val ruleSetId: String = "empty-blocks"
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyDefaultConstructor.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyDefaultConstructor.kt
index 796818f77..e37eb582f 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyDefaultConstructor.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyDefaultConstructor.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.CodeSmell
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtModifierKeywordToken
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClass
@@ -13,9 +14,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.visibilityModifierType
 
 /**
  * Reports empty default constructors. Empty blocks of code serve no purpose and should be removed.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyDefaultConstructor(config: Config) : EmptyRule(config = config) {
 
     override fun visitPrimaryConstructor(constructor: KtPrimaryConstructor) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyDoWhileBlock.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyDoWhileBlock.kt
index 1c6f1ab5d..524e7848c 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyDoWhileBlock.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyDoWhileBlock.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtDoWhileExpression
 
 /**
  * Reports empty `do`/`while` loops. Empty blocks of code serve no purpose and should be removed.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyDoWhileBlock(config: Config) : EmptyRule(config) {
 
     override fun visitDoWhileExpression(expression: KtDoWhileExpression) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyElseBlock.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyElseBlock.kt
index 2ef011d71..a4c32c93e 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyElseBlock.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyElseBlock.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtIfExpression
 
 /**
  * Reports empty `else` blocks. Empty blocks of code serve no purpose and should be removed.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyElseBlock(config: Config) : EmptyRule(config) {
 
     override fun visitIfExpression(expression: KtIfExpression) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyFinallyBlock.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyFinallyBlock.kt
index 1903fe567..6d3ee16fc 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyFinallyBlock.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyFinallyBlock.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFinallySection
 
 /**
  * Reports empty `finally` blocks. Empty blocks of code serve no purpose and should be removed.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyFinallyBlock(config: Config) : EmptyRule(config) {
 
     override fun visitFinallySection(finallySection: KtFinallySection) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyForBlock.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyForBlock.kt
index 597184f4b..5d0e9fddb 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyForBlock.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyForBlock.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtForExpression
 
 /**
  * Reports empty `for` loops. Empty blocks of code serve no purpose and should be removed.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyForBlock(config: Config) : EmptyRule(config) {
 
     override fun visitForExpression(expression: KtForExpression) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyFunctionBlock.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyFunctionBlock.kt
index db059474e..fd26d811c 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyFunctionBlock.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyFunctionBlock.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOpen
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOverride
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClass
@@ -18,9 +19,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getParentOfType
  * @configuration ignoreOverriddenFunctions - Excludes all the overridden functions (default: `false`)
  * (deprecated: "Use `ignoreOverridden` instead")
  * @configuration ignoreOverridden - Excludes all the overridden functions (default: `false`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyFunctionBlock(config: Config) : EmptyRule(config) {
 
     private val ignoreOverridden =
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyIfBlock.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyIfBlock.kt
index 481d73134..298d80f3a 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyIfBlock.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyIfBlock.kt
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.CodeSmell
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtSingleValueToken
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtIfExpression
 
 /**
  * Reports empty `if` blocks. Empty blocks of code serve no purpose and should be removed.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyIfBlock(config: Config) : EmptyRule(config) {
 
     override fun visitIfExpression(expression: KtIfExpression) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyInitBlock.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyInitBlock.kt
index bb9c13bab..ae28db456 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyInitBlock.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyInitBlock.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassInitializer
 
 /**
  * Reports empty `init` expressions. Empty blocks of code serve no purpose and should be removed.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyInitBlock(config: Config) : EmptyRule(config) {
 
     override fun visitClassInitializer(initializer: KtClassInitializer) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyKtFile.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyKtFile.kt
index 892bdc7fc..30e607bfc 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyKtFile.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyKtFile.kt
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.CodeSmell
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
 
 /**
  * Reports empty Kotlin (.kt) files. Empty blocks of code serve no purpose and should be removed.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyKtFile(config: Config) : EmptyRule(config) {
 
     override fun visitKtFile(file: KtFile) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptySecondaryConstructor.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptySecondaryConstructor.kt
index 52de0afcc..542de9cb9 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptySecondaryConstructor.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptySecondaryConstructor.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtSecondaryConstructor
 
 /**
  * Reports empty secondary constructors. Empty blocks of code serve no purpose and should be removed.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptySecondaryConstructor(config: Config) : EmptyRule(config) {
 
     override fun visitSecondaryConstructor(constructor: KtSecondaryConstructor) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyTryBlock.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyTryBlock.kt
index 9c5b1094d..504f40d9a 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyTryBlock.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyTryBlock.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtTryExpression
 
 /**
  * Reports empty `try` blocks. Empty blocks of code serve no purpose and should be removed.
- *
- * @active since v1.6.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.6.0")
 class EmptyTryBlock(config: Config) : EmptyRule(config) {
 
     override fun visitTryExpression(expression: KtTryExpression) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyWhenBlock.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyWhenBlock.kt
index 1a9f1c0bf..0ae240013 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyWhenBlock.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyWhenBlock.kt
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.CodeSmell
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtWhenExpression
 
 /**
  * Reports empty `when` expressions. Empty blocks of code serve no purpose and should be removed.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyWhenBlock(config: Config) : EmptyRule(config) {
 
     override fun visitWhenExpression(expression: KtWhenExpression) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyWhileBlock.kt b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyWhileBlock.kt
index 6c223887e..0c2e5ab20 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyWhileBlock.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-empty/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/empty/EmptyWhileBlock.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.empty
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtWhileExpression
 
 /**
  * Reports empty `while` expressions. Empty blocks of code serve no purpose and should be removed.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EmptyWhileBlock(config: Config) : EmptyRule(config) {
 
     override fun visitWhileExpression(expression: KtWhileExpression) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/DuplicateCaseInWhenExpression.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/DuplicateCaseInWhenExpression.kt
index 3f8fea221..a716a3b88 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/DuplicateCaseInWhenExpression.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/DuplicateCaseInWhenExpression.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtWhenExpression
 
 /**
@@ -29,9 +30,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtWhenExpression
  *     else -> println("else")
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class DuplicateCaseInWhenExpression(config: Config) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/EqualsAlwaysReturnsTrueOrFalse.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/EqualsAlwaysReturnsTrueOrFalse.kt
index 0445ddd73..949446d4d 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/EqualsAlwaysReturnsTrueOrFalse.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/EqualsAlwaysReturnsTrueOrFalse.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isEqualsFunction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.KtNodeTypes
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
@@ -35,9 +36,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.collectDescendantsOfType
  *     return this === other
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class EqualsAlwaysReturnsTrueOrFalse(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/EqualsWithHashCodeExist.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/EqualsWithHashCodeExist.kt
index 9dffd4788..3cfb7d57e 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/EqualsWithHashCodeExist.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/EqualsWithHashCodeExist.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isEqualsFunction
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isHashCodeFunction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.PsiFile
@@ -43,9 +44,8 @@ import java.util.ArrayDeque
  *     }
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EqualsWithHashCodeExist(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/ExplicitGarbageCollectionCall.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/ExplicitGarbageCollectionCall.kt
index 13ad94f33..7ff3b4479 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/ExplicitGarbageCollectionCall.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/ExplicitGarbageCollectionCall.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtSimpleNameExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getCallNameExpression
@@ -22,9 +23,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getReceiverExpression
  * Runtime.getRuntime().gc()
  * System.runFinalization()
  * </noncompliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ExplicitGarbageCollectionCall(config: Config) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/ImplicitDefaultLocale.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/ImplicitDefaultLocale.kt
index 8bf7c6c8e..ec30ae3c0 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/ImplicitDefaultLocale.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/ImplicitDefaultLocale.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.KotlinBuiltIns.isStringOrNullableString
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtDotQualifiedExpression
@@ -40,9 +41,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.callUtil.getType
  * str.toUpperCase(Locale.US)
  * str.toLowerCase(Locale.US)
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class ImplicitDefaultLocale(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/InvalidRange.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/InvalidRange.kt
index 654f503cc..e7295c0bb 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/InvalidRange.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/InvalidRange.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.getIntValueForPsiElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtBinaryExpression
@@ -30,9 +31,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtBinaryExpression
  *
  * val range = 2 until 3
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class InvalidRange(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IteratorHasNextCallsNextMethod.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IteratorHasNextCallsNextMethod.kt
index b00450273..dcd0e3d8c 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IteratorHasNextCallsNextMethod.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IteratorHasNextCallsNextMethod.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassOrObject
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNamedDeclaration
@@ -27,9 +28,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getSuperNames
  *     }
  * }
  * </noncompliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class IteratorHasNextCallsNextMethod(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IteratorNotThrowingNoSuchElementException.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IteratorNotThrowingNoSuchElementException.kt
index cf3bccce5..834598635 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IteratorNotThrowingNoSuchElementException.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IteratorNotThrowingNoSuchElementException.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassOrObject
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNamedDeclaration
@@ -42,9 +43,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getSuperNames
  *     }
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class IteratorNotThrowingNoSuchElementException(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/MissingWhenCase.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/MissingWhenCase.kt
index bb3325741..d1d82c1fd 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/MissingWhenCase.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/MissingWhenCase.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cfg.WhenChecker
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cfg.WhenMissingCase
@@ -64,10 +65,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.callUtil.getType
  * }
  * </compliant>
  * @configuration allowElseExpression - whether `else` can be treated as a valid case for enums and sealed classes (default: `true`)
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
- *
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 @RequiresTypeResolution
 class MissingWhenCase(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/PotentialBugProvider.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/PotentialBugProvider.kt
index 46f7cf42f..e5a012223 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/PotentialBugProvider.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/PotentialBugProvider.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.bugs
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSet
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.DefaultRuleSetProvider
 
 /**
  * The potential-bugs rule set provides rules that detect potential bugs.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class PotentialBugProvider : DefaultRuleSetProvider {
 
     override val ruleSetId: String = "potential-bugs"
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/RedundantElseInWhen.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/RedundantElseInWhen.kt
index 3a0fc017d..e4a2b80d8 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/RedundantElseInWhen.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/RedundantElseInWhen.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.Errors
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtWhenExpression
@@ -56,10 +57,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
  *     }
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
 @RequiresTypeResolution
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class RedundantElseInWhen(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue: Issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnnecessaryNotNullOperator.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnnecessaryNotNullOperator.kt
index 9555f73d0..d6c60d431 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnnecessaryNotNullOperator.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnnecessaryNotNullOperator.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.Errors
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtUnaryExpression
@@ -24,10 +25,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
  * val a = 1
  * val b = a
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
 @RequiresTypeResolution
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class UnnecessaryNotNullOperator(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue: Issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnnecessarySafeCall.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnnecessarySafeCall.kt
index 8087e1e5a..4bd32d389 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnnecessarySafeCall.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnnecessarySafeCall.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.DiagnosticWithParameters1
@@ -29,10 +30,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.ErrorType
  * val a: String? = null
  * val b = a?.length
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
 @RequiresTypeResolution
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class UnnecessarySafeCall(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue: Issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnreachableCode.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnreachableCode.kt
index 6373a1d27..36c4d0191 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnreachableCode.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnreachableCode.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.Errors
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtExpression
@@ -31,10 +32,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
  *     println() // unreachable
  * }
  * </noncompliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
 @RequiresTypeResolution
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class UnreachableCode(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnsafeCallOnNullableType.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnsafeCallOnNullableType.kt
index 06d92f6d2..a20fd3d40 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnsafeCallOnNullableType.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnsafeCallOnNullableType.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtPostfixExpression
@@ -31,10 +32,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.typeUtil.nullability
  *     println(str?.length)
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
 @RequiresTypeResolution
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class UnsafeCallOnNullableType(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
     override val issue: Issue = Issue(
         "UnsafeCallOnNullableType",
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnsafeCast.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnsafeCast.kt
index d8644509b..09d3cf15a 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnsafeCast.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UnsafeCast.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.Errors
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtBinaryExpressionWithTypeRHS
@@ -30,10 +31,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
  *     println(s as Int)
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
 @RequiresTypeResolution
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class UnsafeCast(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val defaultRuleIdAliases: Set<String> = setOf("UNCHECKED_CAST")
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/WrongEqualsTypeParameter.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/WrongEqualsTypeParameter.kt
index 427108df1..0c7175c98 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/WrongEqualsTypeParameter.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/WrongEqualsTypeParameter.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.hasCorrectEqualsParameter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClass
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNamedFunction
@@ -33,9 +34,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNamedFunction
  *     }
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class WrongEqualsTypeParameter(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ExceptionRaisedInUnexpectedLocation.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ExceptionRaisedInUnexpectedLocation.kt
index 9e28f608b..9743e9221 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ExceptionRaisedInUnexpectedLocation.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ExceptionRaisedInUnexpectedLocation.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.valueOrDefaultCommaSeparated
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNamedFunction
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.anyDescendantOfType
  *
  * @configuration methodNames - methods which should not throw exceptions
  * (default: `[toString, hashCode, equals, finalize]`)
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class ExceptionRaisedInUnexpectedLocation(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ExceptionsProvider.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ExceptionsProvider.kt
index 574dd3690..7f31b08f0 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ExceptionsProvider.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ExceptionsProvider.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.exceptions
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSet
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.DefaultRuleSetProvider
 
 /**
  * Rules in this rule set report issues related to how code throws and handles Exceptions.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ExceptionsProvider : DefaultRuleSetProvider {
 
     override val ruleSetId: String = "exceptions"
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/PrintStackTrace.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/PrintStackTrace.kt
index f82799004..39edaa1bb 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/PrintStackTrace.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/PrintStackTrace.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCatchClause
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNameReferenceExpression
@@ -43,9 +44,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getReceiverExpression
  *     }
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class PrintStackTrace(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/RethrowCaughtException.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/RethrowCaughtException.kt
index 96fdb5b70..36bd0cecd 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/RethrowCaughtException.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/RethrowCaughtException.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCatchClause
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtThrowExpression
 
@@ -45,9 +46,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtThrowExpression
  *     }
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class RethrowCaughtException(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ReturnFromFinally.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ReturnFromFinally.kt
index dbd56402d..87f1497f6 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ReturnFromFinally.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ReturnFromFinally.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtBlockExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFinallySection
@@ -39,9 +40,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.KotlinType
  * </noncompliant>
  *
  * @configuration ignoreLabeled - ignores labeled return statements (default: `false`)
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
 @RequiresTypeResolution
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class ReturnFromFinally(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/SwallowedException.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/SwallowedException.kt
index e08ff95f4..e89541717 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/SwallowedException.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/SwallowedException.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.LazyRegex
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.valueOrDefaultCommaSeparated
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.ALLOWED_EXCEPTION_NAME
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isAllowedExceptionName
@@ -75,8 +76,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getStrictParentOfType
  *            - MalformedURLException`)
  * @configuration allowedExceptionNameRegex - ignores too generic exception types which match this regex
  * (default: `'_|(ignore|expected).*'`)
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class SwallowedException(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ThrowingExceptionFromFinally.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ThrowingExceptionFromFinally.kt
index 6f8d64e35..14d44318c 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ThrowingExceptionFromFinally.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ThrowingExceptionFromFinally.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFinallySection
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtThrowExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.forEachDescendantOfType
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.forEachDescendantOfType
  *     }
  * }
  * </noncompliant>
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class ThrowingExceptionFromFinally(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ThrowingExceptionsWithoutMessageOrCause.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ThrowingExceptionsWithoutMessageOrCause.kt
index c43fe5f49..edad4a9eb 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ThrowingExceptionsWithoutMessageOrCause.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ThrowingExceptionsWithoutMessageOrCause.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.valueOrDefaultCommaSeparated
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
 
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
  * (default: `- IllegalArgumentException
  *            - IllegalStateException
  *            - IOException`)
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class ThrowingExceptionsWithoutMessageOrCause(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ThrowingNewInstanceOfSameException.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ThrowingNewInstanceOfSameException.kt
index 9b16e0f7e..5d2b2148b 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ThrowingNewInstanceOfSameException.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/ThrowingNewInstanceOfSameException.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCatchClause
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtThrowExpression
@@ -36,9 +37,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.findDescendantOfType
  *     }
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class ThrowingNewInstanceOfSameException(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionCaught.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionCaught.kt
index 42fac07f2..7394a7a94 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionCaught.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionCaught.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.LazyRegex
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.ALLOWED_EXCEPTION_NAME
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isAllowedExceptionName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCatchClause
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtTypeReference
  *            - Throwable`)
  * @configuration allowedExceptionNameRegex - ignores too generic exception types which match this regex
  * (default: `'_|(ignore|expected).*'`)
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class TooGenericExceptionCaught(config: Config) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionThrown.kt b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionThrown.kt
index 7315fb3c0..d722cb1b7 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionThrown.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-exceptions/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/exceptions/TooGenericExceptionThrown.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtThrowExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.referenceExpression
 
@@ -37,9 +38,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.referenceExpression
  *            - Exception
  *            - Throwable
  *            - RuntimeException`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class TooGenericExceptionThrown(config: Config) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ClassNaming.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ClassNaming.kt
index cf94ffa06..ca97f6afa 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ClassNaming.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ClassNaming.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.LazyRegex
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.identifierName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassOrObject
 
@@ -15,8 +16,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassOrObject
  * Reports when class or object names which do not follow the specified naming convention are used.
  *
  * @configuration classPattern - naming pattern (default: `'[A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*'`)
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ClassNaming(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val defaultRuleIdAliases: Set<String> = setOf("ClassName")
diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ConstructorParameterNaming.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ConstructorParameterNaming.kt
index fed2ffc67..4d4c8cfd9 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ConstructorParameterNaming.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ConstructorParameterNaming.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.LazyRegex
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.identifierName
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOverride
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.naming.util.isContainingExcludedClassOrObject
@@ -21,9 +22,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.isPrivate
  * @configuration privateParameterPattern - naming pattern (default: `'[a-z][A-Za-z0-9]*'`)
  * @configuration excludeClassPattern - ignores variables in classes which match this regex (default: `'$^'`)
  * @configuration ignoreOverridden - ignores constructor properties that have the override modifier (default: `true`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ConstructorParameterNaming(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/EnumNaming.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/EnumNaming.kt
index ff8f3aed5..7e16213df 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/EnumNaming.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/EnumNaming.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.LazyRegex
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.identifierName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtEnumEntry
 
@@ -15,8 +16,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtEnumEntry
  * Reports when enum names which do not follow the specified naming convention are used.
  *
  * @configuration enumEntryPattern - naming pattern (default: `'[A-Z][_a-zA-Z0-9]*'`)
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class EnumNaming(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/FunctionNaming.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/FunctionNaming.kt
index 82a578899..369d4a3fa 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/FunctionNaming.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/FunctionNaming.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.LazyRegex
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.valueOrDefaultCommaSeparated
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOverride
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.naming.util.isContainingExcludedClassOrObject
@@ -24,9 +25,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNamedFunction
  * @configuration ignoreOverridden - ignores functions that have the override modifier (default: `true`)
  * @configuration ignoreAnnotated - ignore naming for functions in the context of these
  * annotation class names (default: `['Composable']`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class FunctionNaming(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val defaultRuleIdAliases: Set<String> = setOf("FunctionName")
diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/FunctionParameterNaming.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/FunctionParameterNaming.kt
index 5219e65e5..6f0786f3a 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/FunctionParameterNaming.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/FunctionParameterNaming.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.LazyRegex
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.identifierName
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOverride
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.naming.util.isContainingExcludedClass
@@ -22,9 +23,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtParameter
  * (default: `true`) (deprecated: "Use `ignoreOverridden` instead")
  * @configuration ignoreOverridden - ignores overridden functions with parameters not matching the pattern
  * (default: `true`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class FunctionParameterNaming(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/MatchingDeclarationName.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/MatchingDeclarationName.kt
index 13bfe3c5b..4147f9b3d 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/MatchingDeclarationName.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/MatchingDeclarationName.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassOrObject
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtTypeAlias
@@ -45,9 +46,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.isPrivate
  * </compliant>
  *
  * @configuration mustBeFirst - name should only be checked if the file starts with a class or object (default: `true`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class MatchingDeclarationName(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue: Issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/MemberNameEqualsClassName.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/MemberNameEqualsClassName.kt
index 9e11b5e5e..5a6fea0f9 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/MemberNameEqualsClassName.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/MemberNameEqualsClassName.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOverride
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.FunctionDescriptor
@@ -53,9 +54,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
  * @configuration ignoreOverriddenFunction - if overridden functions and properties should be ignored (default: `true`)
  * (deprecated: "Use `ignoreOverridden` instead")
  * @configuration ignoreOverridden - if overridden functions and properties should be ignored (default: `true`)
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class MemberNameEqualsClassName(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/NamingProvider.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/NamingProvider.kt
index d32793ab6..65a4017f5 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/NamingProvider.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/NamingProvider.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.naming
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSet
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.DefaultRuleSetProvider
 
 /**
  * The naming ruleset contains rules which assert the naming of different parts of the codebase.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class NamingProvider : DefaultRuleSetProvider {
 
     override val ruleSetId: String = "naming"
diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ObjectPropertyNaming.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ObjectPropertyNaming.kt
index e72b6483f..c3452df46 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ObjectPropertyNaming.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ObjectPropertyNaming.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.LazyRegex
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.identifierName
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isConstant
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtProperty
@@ -19,8 +20,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.isPrivate
  * @configuration constantPattern - naming pattern (default: `'[A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*'`)
  * @configuration propertyPattern - naming pattern (default: `'[A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*'`)
  * @configuration privatePropertyPattern - naming pattern (default: `'(_)?[A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*'`)
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ObjectPropertyNaming(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/PackageNaming.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/PackageNaming.kt
index 296027b4a..f4686b298 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/PackageNaming.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/PackageNaming.kt
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.LazyRegex
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtPackageDirective
 
 /**
  * Reports when package names which do not follow the specified naming convention are used.
  *
  * @configuration packagePattern - naming pattern (default: `'[a-z]+(\.[a-z][A-Za-z0-9]*)*'`)
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class PackageNaming(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val defaultRuleIdAliases: Set<String> = setOf("PackageDirectoryMismatch")
diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/TopLevelPropertyNaming.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/TopLevelPropertyNaming.kt
index dce3907bf..e1e830caf 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/TopLevelPropertyNaming.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/TopLevelPropertyNaming.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.LazyRegex
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.identifierName
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isConstant
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtProperty
@@ -19,9 +20,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.isPrivate
  * @configuration constantPattern - naming pattern (default: `'[A-Z][_A-Z0-9]*'`)
  * @configuration propertyPattern - naming pattern (default: `'[A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*'`)
  * @configuration privatePropertyPattern - naming pattern (default: `'_?[A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*'`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class TopLevelPropertyNaming(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/VariableNaming.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/VariableNaming.kt
index d32321d44..8885b41a5 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/VariableNaming.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/VariableNaming.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.LazyRegex
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.identifierName
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOverride
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.naming.util.isContainingExcludedClassOrObject
@@ -22,9 +23,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.util.isSingleUnderscore
  * @configuration privateVariablePattern - naming pattern (default: `'(_)?[a-z][A-Za-z0-9]*'`)
  * @configuration excludeClassPattern - ignores variables in classes which match this regex (default: `'$^'`)
  * @configuration ignoreOverridden - ignores member properties that have the override modifier (default: `true`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class VariableNaming(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/ArrayPrimitive.kt b/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/ArrayPrimitive.kt
index bf4059e5f..81332eb0f 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/ArrayPrimitive.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/ArrayPrimitive.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.KotlinBuiltIns
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.PrimitiveType
@@ -39,10 +40,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.fqNameOrNull
  *
  * fun returningFunction(): DoubleArray { }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
 @RequiresTypeResolution
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class ArrayPrimitive(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
     override val issue = Issue(
         "ArrayPrimitive",
diff --git a/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/ForEachOnRange.kt b/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/ForEachOnRange.kt
index e1729e7fc..0a3c176c1 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/ForEachOnRange.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/ForEachOnRange.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.getIntValueForPsiElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtBinaryExpression
@@ -40,9 +41,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getReceiverExpression
  *     println(i)
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ForEachOnRange(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/PerformanceProvider.kt b/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/PerformanceProvider.kt
index 32fe398c8..c7ad20c54 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/PerformanceProvider.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/PerformanceProvider.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.performance
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSet
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.DefaultRuleSetProvider
 
 /**
  * The performance rule set analyzes code for potential performance problems.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class PerformanceProvider : DefaultRuleSetProvider {
 
     override val ruleSetId: String = "performance"
diff --git a/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/SpreadOperator.kt b/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/SpreadOperator.kt
index f649b4be4..779cc996c 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/SpreadOperator.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/SpreadOperator.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ConstructorDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ParameterDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNamedFunction
@@ -48,9 +49,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.components.isVararg
  *     strs.forEach { println(it) }
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class SpreadOperator(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue: Issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/UnnecessaryTemporaryInstantiation.kt b/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/UnnecessaryTemporaryInstantiation.kt
index bcf6c7b08..2ce3dd462 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/UnnecessaryTemporaryInstantiation.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-performance/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/performance/UnnecessaryTemporaryInstantiation.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtExpression
@@ -23,9 +24,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtExpression
  * <compliant>
  * val i = Integer.toString(1)
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class UnnecessaryTemporaryInstantiation(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue: Issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/EqualsNullCall.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/EqualsNullCall.kt
index 2e7da51b6..18a84b908 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/EqualsNullCall.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/EqualsNullCall.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
 
 /**
@@ -20,9 +21,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
  * <compliant>
  * fun isNull(str: String) = str == null
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class EqualsNullCall(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenComment.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenComment.kt
index bbe08baf4..0358359c9 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenComment.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenComment.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.LazyRegex
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.valueOrDefaultCommaSeparated
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.PsiComment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.collectDescendantsOfType
  * @configuration values - forbidden comment strings (default: `['TODO:', 'FIXME:', 'STOPSHIP:']`)
  * @configuration allowedPatterns - ignores comments which match the specified regular expression.
  * For example `Ticket|Task`. (default: `''`)
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ForbiddenComment(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenPublicDataClass.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenPublicDataClass.kt
index cdb8fa9a7..29a42d5f7 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenPublicDataClass.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenPublicDataClass.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.valueOrDefaultCommaSeparated
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.simplePatternToRegex
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
@@ -31,8 +32,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.visibilityModifierTypeOrDefault
  *
  * @configuration ignorePackages - ignores classes in the specified packages.
  * (default: `['*.internal', '*.internal.*']`)
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class ForbiddenPublicDataClass(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/FunctionOnlyReturningConstant.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/FunctionOnlyReturningConstant.kt
index 91ec8b94d..6c0c5f25b 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/FunctionOnlyReturningConstant.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/FunctionOnlyReturningConstant.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.SplitPattern
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.valueOrDefaultCommaSeparated
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isActual
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOpen
@@ -38,9 +39,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.containingClass
  * @configuration excludedFunctions - excluded functions (default: `'describeContents'`)
  * @configuration excludeAnnotatedFunction - allows to provide a list of annotations that disable this check
  * (default: `['dagger.Provides']`)
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class FunctionOnlyReturningConstant(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/LibraryCodeMustSpecifyReturnType.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/LibraryCodeMustSpecifyReturnType.kt
index aa3f8443b..3f9edbaee 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/LibraryCodeMustSpecifyReturnType.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/LibraryCodeMustSpecifyReturnType.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallableDeclaration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNamedFunction
@@ -39,9 +40,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.checkers.ExplicitApiDeclarationChecker
  * }
  * </compliant>
  *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
 @RequiresTypeResolution
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class LibraryCodeMustSpecifyReturnType(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/LibraryEntitiesShouldNotBePublic.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/LibraryEntitiesShouldNotBePublic.kt
index 70515a7a1..1e7c555c5 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/LibraryEntitiesShouldNotBePublic.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/LibraryEntitiesShouldNotBePublic.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClass
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNamedFunction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtTypeAlias
@@ -24,9 +25,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.isPublic
  * // code from a library
  * internal class A
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class LibraryEntitiesShouldNotBePublic(ruleSetConfig: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(ruleSetConfig) {
 
     override val issue: Issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/LoopWithTooManyJumpStatements.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/LoopWithTooManyJumpStatements.kt
index f67673db3..371c1bcb8 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/LoopWithTooManyJumpStatements.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/LoopWithTooManyJumpStatements.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtBreakExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtContinueExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtElement
@@ -30,9 +31,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtLoopExpression
  * </noncompliant>
  *
  * @configuration maxJumpCount - maximum allowed jumps in a loop (default: `1`)
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class LoopWithTooManyJumpStatements(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MagicNumber.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MagicNumber.kt
index 72a93f569..6b65388a8 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MagicNumber.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MagicNumber.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.valueOrDefaultCommaSeparated
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isConstant
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isHashCodeFunction
@@ -85,10 +86,9 @@ import java.util.Locale
  * @configuration ignoreRanges - whether magic numbers in ranges should be ignored (default: `false`)
  * @configuration ignoreExtensionFunctions - whether magic numbers as subject of an extension function should be ignored
  * (default: `true`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
 @Suppress("TooManyFunctions")
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class MagicNumber(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MaxLineLength.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MaxLineLength.kt
index 2db76e0ed..b8b6ceb21 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MaxLineLength.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MaxLineLength.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.lastArgumentMatchesUrl
 
 /**
@@ -19,9 +20,8 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.lastArgumentMatchesUrl
  * @configuration excludePackageStatements - if package statements should be ignored (default: `true`)
  * @configuration excludeImportStatements - if import statements should be ignored (default: `true`)
  * @configuration excludeCommentStatements - if comment statements should be ignored (default: `false`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class MaxLineLength(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MayBeConst.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MayBeConst.kt
index 29b16001c..d4a87c53e 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MayBeConst.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MayBeConst.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isConstant
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOverride
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.KtNodeTypes
@@ -33,9 +34,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.containingClassOrObject
  * <compliant>
  * const val MY_CONSTANT = "abc"
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class MayBeConst(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ModifierOrder.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ModifierOrder.kt
index 65662ad85..4c5ac8b38 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ModifierOrder.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ModifierOrder.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.PsiWhiteSpace
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens.ABSTRACT_KEYWORD
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens.ACTUAL_KEYWORD
@@ -48,9 +49,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.allChildren
  * <compliant>
  * private internal lateinit val str: String
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ModifierOrder(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/NestedClassesVisibility.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/NestedClassesVisibility.kt
index 2bb13b5a0..369be0d45 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/NestedClassesVisibility.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/NestedClassesVisibility.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isInternal
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClass
@@ -34,9 +35,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtEnumEntry
  *     internal class Nested2
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class NestedClassesVisibility(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue: Issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/NewLineAtEndOfFile.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/NewLineAtEndOfFile.kt
index 92f4da0e1..3e1b8882a 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/NewLineAtEndOfFile.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/NewLineAtEndOfFile.kt
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
 
 /**
  * This rule reports files which do not end with a line separator.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class NewLineAtEndOfFile(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/OptionalAbstractKeyword.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/OptionalAbstractKeyword.kt
index 498f23723..f65a32c97 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/OptionalAbstractKeyword.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/OptionalAbstractKeyword.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClass
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtDeclaration
@@ -31,9 +32,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getChildrenOfType
  *     var y: Int
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class OptionalAbstractKeyword(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue: Issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ProtectedMemberInFinalClass.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ProtectedMemberInFinalClass.kt
index 261667e91..f8adcf078 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ProtectedMemberInFinalClass.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ProtectedMemberInFinalClass.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOpen
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOverride
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClass
@@ -30,9 +31,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.isProtected
  *     private var i = 0
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class ProtectedMemberInFinalClass(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ReturnCount.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ReturnCount.kt
index c54bcfeee..e6d9624bc 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ReturnCount.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ReturnCount.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.SplitPattern
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.parentsOfTypeUntil
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.yieldStatementsSkippingGuardClauses
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getParentOfType
  * (default: `true`)
  * @configuration excludeGuardClauses - if true guard clauses at the beginning of a method should be ignored
  * (default: `false`)
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ReturnCount(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/SafeCast.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/SafeCast.kt
index 836ad09a5..f2fa9bd91 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/SafeCast.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/SafeCast.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.KtNodeTypes
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtConstantExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtExpression
@@ -30,9 +31,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNameReferenceExpression
  *     // ...
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class SafeCast(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/SerialVersionUIDInSerializableClass.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/SerialVersionUIDInSerializableClass.kt
index ebfbcc1c4..644c95d15 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/SerialVersionUIDInSerializableClass.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/SerialVersionUIDInSerializableClass.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.companionObject
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isConstant
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClass
@@ -37,9 +38,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtProperty
  *     }
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class SerialVersionUIDInSerializableClass(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/StyleGuideProvider.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/StyleGuideProvider.kt
index 323bbd97b..5f326f749 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/StyleGuideProvider.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/StyleGuideProvider.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.style
 
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSet
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.DefaultRuleSetProvider
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.style.optional.MandatoryBracesIfStatements
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.style.optional.MandatoryBracesLoops
@@ -12,9 +13,8 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.style.optional.PreferToOverPairSyntax
  * The Style ruleset provides rules that assert the style of the code.
  * This will help keep code in line with the given
  * code style guidelines.
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class StyleGuideProvider : DefaultRuleSetProvider {
 
     override val ruleSetId: String = "style"
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ThrowsCount.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ThrowsCount.kt
index c21a520f7..92397171e 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ThrowsCount.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ThrowsCount.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOverride
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.yieldStatementsSkippingGuardClauses
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNamedFunction
@@ -37,9 +38,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getStrictParentOfType
  * </compliant>
  *
  * @configuration max - maximum amount of throw statements in a method (default: `2`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class ThrowsCount(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClass.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClass.kt
index d05801b31..bc5405b06 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClass.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClass.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Finding
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.valueOrDefaultCommaSeparated
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isAbstract
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
@@ -44,9 +45,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
  *
  * @configuration excludeAnnotatedClasses - Allows you to provide a list of annotations that disable
  * this check. (default: `['dagger.Module']`)
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class UnnecessaryAbstractClass(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     private val noConcreteMember = "An abstract class without a concrete member can be refactored to an interface."
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryApply.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryApply.kt
index b16d3491e..2769a9e02 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryApply.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryApply.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.receiverIsUsed
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.safeAs
@@ -36,10 +37,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
  *     environment = "test"
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
 @RequiresTypeResolution
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class UnnecessaryApply(config: Config) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryInheritance.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryInheritance.kt
index 721b904b4..0297cef57 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryInheritance.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryInheritance.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassOrObject
 
 /**
@@ -17,9 +18,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassOrObject
  * class A : Any()
  * class B : Object()
  * </noncompliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class UnnecessaryInheritance(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue: Issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnusedPrivateClass.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnusedPrivateClass.kt
index b393917ef..2b310998b 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnusedPrivateClass.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnusedPrivateClass.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.safeAs
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtAnnotationEntry
@@ -37,9 +38,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addIfNotNull
  * Reports unused private classes.
  * If private classes are unused they should be removed. Otherwise this dead code
  * can lead to confusion and potential bugs.
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class UnusedPrivateClass(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val defaultRuleIdAliases: Set<String> = setOf("unused")
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnusedPrivateMember.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnusedPrivateMember.kt
index ddb0f74cb..79ef06cbc 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnusedPrivateMember.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnusedPrivateMember.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.LazyRegex
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isAbstract
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isExpect
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isExternal
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.util.OperatorNameConventions
  *
  * @configuration allowedNames - unused private member names matching this regex are ignored
  * (default: `'(_|ignored|expected|serialVersionUID)'`)
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class UnusedPrivateMember(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val defaultRuleIdAliases: Set<String> = setOf("UNUSED_VARIABLE", "UNUSED_PARAMETER", "unused")
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UselessCallOnNotNull.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UselessCallOnNotNull.kt
index 453208bb8..cf968e1a5 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UselessCallOnNotNull.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UselessCallOnNotNull.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
@@ -42,10 +43,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.isNullable
  * val testList3 = listOf("string")
  * val testString = ""?.isBlank()
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
 @RequiresTypeResolution
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class UselessCallOnNotNull(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
     override val issue: Issue = Issue(
         "UselessCallOnNotNull",
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UtilityClassWithPublicConstructor.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UtilityClassWithPublicConstructor.kt
index b1f6e1eae..a2b2b8a25 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UtilityClassWithPublicConstructor.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UtilityClassWithPublicConstructor.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.isOpen
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClass
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassInitializer
@@ -55,9 +56,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.isPublic
  *     val i = 0
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.2.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.2.0")
 class UtilityClassWithPublicConstructor(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue: Issue = Issue(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/VarCouldBeVal.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/VarCouldBeVal.kt
index abf6e93ee..cc3d5791b 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/VarCouldBeVal.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/VarCouldBeVal.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtBinaryExpression
@@ -38,9 +39,8 @@ private val unaryAssignmentOperators = setOf(KtTokens.MINUSMINUS, KtTokens.PLUSP
  *     val j = i + 1
  * }
  * </compliant>
- *
- * @active since v1.16.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.16.0")
 class VarCouldBeVal(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val defaultRuleIdAliases: Set<String> = setOf("CanBeVal")
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/WildcardImport.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/WildcardImport.kt
index 53046fa7f..54451b70a 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/WildcardImport.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/WildcardImport.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Entity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Issue
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.valueOrDefaultCommaSeparated
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtImportDirective
 
@@ -40,9 +41,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtImportDirective
  *
  * @configuration excludeImports - Define a list of package names that should be allowed to be imported
  * with wildcard imports. (default: `['java.util.*', 'kotlinx.android.synthetic.*']`)
- *
- * @active since v1.0.0
  */
+@ActiveByDefault(since = "1.0.0")
 class WildcardImport(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
 
     override val issue = Issue(
diff --git a/docs/pages/extensions.md b/docs/pages/extensions.md
index ec0f645d8..aadbc4100 100644
--- a/docs/pages/extensions.md
+++ b/docs/pages/extensions.md
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 ##### Pitfalls
 
-- By default all rules not marked with `@active` in their `KDoc` are disabled.
+- By default all rules not annotated with `@ActiveByDefault` are disabled.
 That means your custom rules are also disabled if you have not explicitly enabled
 them in the `detekt` yaml configuration file.
 - If your extension is part of your project and you integrate it like `detektPlugins project(":my-rules")` make sure that this