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Rule "up to date (up-to-date)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: up to date (up-to-date)
Message: It appears that hyphens are missing in the adjective <suggestion>\3-\4-\5</suggestion>.
Category: Compounding (ID: COMPOUNDING)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/hyphen/#hyphenated-phrases-with-more-than-one-hyphen
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The software is up to date.
    Correction suggestion: up-to-date
ID: UP_TO_DATE_HYPHEN [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)