* Fix ``.yaml`` files with UTF-8 content not being read correctly. Now, files with a BOM are correctly recognized, and files without a BOM are assumed to be ``UTF-8`` encoded.
* Fix `Query` failure when a filter is used in conjunction with ``reverse``, but without specifying a sort order.
* Fix `readtime` ignoring the ``words_per_minute`` parameter.
* Fix ``validate-links`` failing on empty documents due to an incorrect assertion.