feat(config): check for min version in GetLinter

Author: muthukrishnan24

config/lint.go

@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ package config
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"golang.org/x/mod/semver"
+
 	"github.com/conventionalcommit/commitlint/lint"
 )
 
 // GetLinter returns Linter for given confFilePath
 func GetLinter(conf *lint.Config) (*lint.Linter, error) {
+	if !checkIfMinVersion(conf) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("min version required is %s. you have %s. \nupgrade commitlint", conf.Version, Version())
+	}
+
 	rules, err := GetEnabledRules(conf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -49,3 +55,7 @@ func GetEnabledRules(conf *lint.Config) ([]lint.Rule, error) {
 
 	return enabledRules, nil
 }
+
+func checkIfMinVersion(conf *lint.Config) bool {
+	return semver.Compare(Version(), conf.Version) != -1
+}