diff --git a/.github/workflows/analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/analysis.yml
index 83a136b96..f26ff618f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/analysis.yml
@@ -70,3 +70,27 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
           SONARQUBE_SCANNER_PARAMS: '{"sonar.host.url":"https://sonarcloud.io"}'
+  custom-anaysis:
+    name: Custom Analysis
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: "@since standardization"
+        run: |
+          # look for all instances of @since, then look for any that do not meet the required pattern. @since release x.x.x
+          if grep --include=\*.{c,h,cpp,hpp} -rnw . -e ".*@since .*" | grep -qv ".* @since release v[[:digit:]]\+\.[[:digit:]]\+\.[[:digit:]].*"; then
+            # at this point the check has failed, but we want to give some info to the user. i have found it difficult to get the status code
+            # and print out the offending lines without this duplication
+            # get all instances of @since, offending and not offending
+            grep --include=\*.{c,h,cpp,hpp} -rnw . -e "@since .*" | \
+            # find all instances that do not meet the required pattern
+            grep -v ".* @since release v[[:digit:]]\+\.[[:digit:]]\+\.[[:digit:]].*" | \
+            # print an error message, including line number with -n from grep. mention supported format. 
+            xargs -I{} echo "Static Analysis Failed:     \"{}\"      Supported format is \"@since release vX.X.X\""
+            exit 1
+          else
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 76cb6ebf8..ec5ab6617 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ All notable changes to stumpless will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## Unreleased
 For a detailed look at the project's future, including planned features and bug
 fixes, check out the
 [roadmap](https://github.com/goatshriek/stumpless/blob/master/docs/roadmap.md).
 
-
 ## [2.2.0] - 2023-08-08
+### Added 
+ - @since format check enforcement in CI pipeline.
 ### Fixed
  - Deadlock potential in `stumpless_set_entry_hostname` and
    `stumpless_set_entry_procid` when validation fails.
diff --git a/include/private/config/journald_supported.h b/include/private/config/journald_supported.h
index 74103cc25..f21da3683 100644
--- a/include/private/config/journald_supported.h
+++ b/include/private/config/journald_supported.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  * This function is safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param element The element to initialize.
  */
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ journald_init_journald_element( struct stumpless_element *element );
  * This function is safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param param The param to initialize.
  */
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/bg-bg.h b/include/private/config/locale/bg-bg.h
index 3e1d4fd30..64d946876 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/bg-bg.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/bg-bg.h
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@
 "a MULTI_SZ registry value was neither empty nor terminated with two NULL" \
 " characters"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "невалидната тежест"
 
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/bn-in.h b/include/private/config/locale/bn-in.h
index ad5e50c82..ad09ea933 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/bn-in.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/bn-in.h
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#ifndef __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_EN_US_H
-#  define __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_EN_US_H
+#ifndef __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_BN_IN_H
+#  define __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_BN_IN_H
 
 #  define L10N_BIND_UNIX_SOCKET_FAILED_ERROR_MESSAGE \
 "স্থানীয় ইউনিক্স সকেটের"\
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@
 "একটি MULTI_SZ রেজিস্ট্রি মান খালি ছিল না" \
 "বা দুটি NULL অক্ষর দিয়ে শেষ করা হয়নি"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "অসফল severity"
 
@@ -259,4 +263,4 @@ L"উইন্ডোজ ইভেন্ট লগ সোর্সের স্
 #  define L10N_WSAGETLASTERROR_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "ব্যর্থ কলের পরে WSAGEtLastError এর ফলাফল"
 
-#endif /* __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_BN_IN_H */
+#endif  /* __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_BN_IN_H */
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/cz-cz.h b/include/private/config/locale/cz-cz.h
index 0eb396474..eb6d8edc1 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/cz-cz.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/cz-cz.h
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@
 "a MULTI_SZ registry value was neither empty nor terminated with two NULL" \
 " characters"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "neplatná služba"
 
@@ -268,4 +272,4 @@ L"Stumpless registration of Windows Event Log Source"
 #  define L10N_WSAGETLASTERROR_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "výsledek WSAGetLastError po selhání volání"
 
-#endif //STUMPLESS_CZ_CZ_H
+#endif  /* __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_CZ_CZ_H */
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/da-dk.h b/include/private/config/locale/da-dk.h
index 5a3be3d0f..6b602d708 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/da-dk.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/da-dk.h
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@
 "en MULTI_SZ registreringsdatabase værdi var hverken tom eller Afsluttet " \
 " characters med to NULL's"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "den ugyldige alvorlighed"
 
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/de-de.h b/include/private/config/locale/de-de.h
index e999165df..9745cafe9 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/de-de.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/de-de.h
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@
 "a MULTI_SZ registry value was neither empty nor terminated with two NULL" \
 " characters"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "Ungültiger Schweregrad"
 
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/el-gr.h b/include/private/config/locale/el-gr.h
index 96dbf2106..eebedc8fe 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/el-gr.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/el-gr.h
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@
 "a MULTI_SZ registry value was neither empty nor terminated with two NULL" \
 " characters"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 # define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "μη έγκυρη σοβαρότητα"
 
@@ -271,4 +275,4 @@ L"Stumpless registration of Windows Event Log Source"
 # define L10N_WSAGETLASTERROR_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "το αποτέλεσμα της WSAGetLastError εφόσον απότυχε η κλήση της συνάρτησης"
 
-#endif /* __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_EN_US_H */
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /* __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_EL_GR_H */
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/en-us.h b/include/private/config/locale/en-us.h
index d932cc0af..2af5597bb 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/en-us.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/en-us.h
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@
 "a MULTI_SZ registry value was neither empty nor terminated with two NULL" \
 " characters"
 
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "the invalid severity"
 
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/es-es.h b/include/private/config/locale/es-es.h
index 854dcd88f..a03f6a1e5 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/es-es.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/es-es.h
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@
 #  define L10N_INVALID_MULTI_SZ_ERROR_MESSAGE \
 "un valor de registro MULTI_SZ no estaba ni vacío ni terminado con dos NULL"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "la gravedad inválida"
 
@@ -253,4 +257,4 @@ L"registro de Stumpless del Registro de Eventos de Windows"
 #  define L10N_WSAGETLASTERROR_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "el resultado de WSAGetLastError despues que la llamada fallara"
 
-#endif /* __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_ES_ES_H */
+#endif /*  __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_ES_ES_H */
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/fr-fr.h b/include/private/config/locale/fr-fr.h
index 2b81de3f5..ce041936e 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/fr-fr.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/fr-fr.h
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@
 #  define L10N_INVALID_MULTI_SZ_ERROR_MESSAGE \
 "la valeur d'un registre MULTI_SZ n'était ni vide ni terminée par deux NULL"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "la sévérité invalide"
 
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/he-il.h b/include/private/config/locale/he-il.h
index 452bd6c86..4b79bcce6 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/he-il.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/he-il.h
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@
 #  define L10N_INVALID_MULTI_SZ_ERROR_MESSAGE \
 "NULL לא היה ריק ולא הסתיים עם שני תווי MULTI_SZ ערך רישום של"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "שאינו חוקי Severity-ה"
 
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/hi-in.h b/include/private/config/locale/hi-in.h
index 7401c93ba..31e3949a8 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/hi-in.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/hi-in.h
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@
 "एक MULTI_SZ रजिस्ट्री मान न तो खाली था और न ही दो NULL" \
 " अक्षर "
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "अमान्य गंभीरता"
 
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/it-it.h b/include/private/config/locale/it-it.h
index b4469f534..7eb41dd5d 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/it-it.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/it-it.h
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@
 "un valore MULTI_SZ nel registro non è nè vuoto nè terminato con due" \
 " caratteri nullo"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "gravità non valida"
 
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/pl-pl.h b/include/private/config/locale/pl-pl.h
index 1544f03f8..9d1fdd1ce 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/pl-pl.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/pl-pl.h
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@
 "a MULTI_SZ registry value was neither empty nor terminated with two NULL" \
 " characters"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "nieprawidłowa usługa"
 
@@ -271,4 +275,4 @@ L"Stumpless registration of Windows Event Log Source"
 #  define L10N_WSAGETLASTERROR_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "wynik WSAGetLastError po niepowodzeniu połączenia"
 
-#endif //STUMPLESS_PL_PL_H
+#endif /* __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_PL_PL_H */
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/pt-br.h b/include/private/config/locale/pt-br.h
index 14892bef1..7994a130c 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/pt-br.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/pt-br.h
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@
 "um valor de registro MULTI_SZ não estava nem vazio nem finalizado" \
 "com dois caracteres NULL"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "a gravidade inválida"
 
@@ -253,4 +257,4 @@ L"Registro do Stumpless no Windows Event Log Source"
 #  define L10N_WSAGETLASTERROR_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "o resultado de WSAGetLastError depois da chamada com erro"
 
-#endif /* __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_EN_US_H */
+#endif /* __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_PT_BR_H */
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/sk-sk.h b/include/private/config/locale/sk-sk.h
index 47359ba3a..59a41e0cc 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/sk-sk.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/sk-sk.h
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@
 "a MULTI_SZ registry value was neither empty nor terminated with two NULL" \
 " characters"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "neplatná služba"
 
@@ -284,4 +288,4 @@ L"Stumpless registration of Windows Event Log Source"
 #  define L10N_WSAGETLASTERROR_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "výsledok WSAGetLastError po zlyhaní volania"
 
-#endif //STUMPLESS_SK_SK_H
+#endif /* __STUMPLESS_PRIVATE_CONFIG_LOCALE_SK_SK_H */
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/sv-se.h b/include/private/config/locale/sv-se.h
index 83c6c5ad3..d8129a46a 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/sv-se.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/sv-se.h
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@
 "a MULTI_SZ registry value was neither empty nor terminated with two NULL" \
 " characters"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "den ogiltiga allvarligheten"
 
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/sw-ke.h b/include/private/config/locale/sw-ke.h
index 1b27e9395..01e0ea535 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/sw-ke.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/sw-ke.h
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@
 "thamani ya usajili wa MULTI_SZ haikuwa tupu wala haikumalizika na herufi" \
 " mbili za NULL"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "ukali batili"
 
diff --git a/include/private/config/locale/zh-cn.h b/include/private/config/locale/zh-cn.h
index 56fda7e6d..e34765cfe 100644
--- a/include/private/config/locale/zh-cn.h
+++ b/include/private/config/locale/zh-cn.h
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@
 #  define L10N_INVALID_MULTI_SZ_ERROR_MESSAGE \
 "MULTI_SZ注册表值既不为空，也不以两个NULL字符结束"
 
+// todo translate
+#  define L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE \
+"the string is not of the name=\"value\" format"
+
 #  define L10N_INVALID_SEVERITY_ERROR_CODE_TYPE \
 "severity无效"
 
diff --git a/include/private/error.h b/include/private/error.h
index 4a3b7a271..90f1cd2a1 100644
--- a/include/private/error.h
+++ b/include/private/error.h
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ COLD_FUNCTION
 void
 raise_invalid_id( void );
 
+COLD_FUNCTION
+void
+raise_invalid_param( void );
+
 COLD_FUNCTION
 void
 raise_invalid_severity( int severity );
@@ -313,7 +317,7 @@ raise_windows_failure( const char *message, int code, const char *code_type );
  * cancelled, as the lock used to control access to the error stream may not
  * be released after a cancellation.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0.
+ * @since release v2.1.0.
  *
  * @param msg The message to be written to the error stream.
  *
diff --git a/include/private/target/journald.h b/include/private/target/journald.h
index d098e4676..4bd38cded 100644
--- a/include/private/target/journald.h
+++ b/include/private/target/journald.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  * This function is safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param flattened A buffer to write the flattened name to.
  *
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ get_journald_field_name( char *flattened, const char *raw, size_t size );
  * This function is not safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled, as the memory allocation function may not be AC-Safe itself.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param field_count The number of fields the buffer must have.
  */
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ init_fields( size_t field_count );
  * This function is not safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled, as the memory allocation function may not be AC-Safe itself.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  */
 void
 init_fixed_fields( void );
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ init_fixed_fields( void );
  * This function is not safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled, as the memory deallocation function may not be AC-Safe itself.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  */
 void
 journald_free_thread( void );
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ journald_free_thread( void );
  * Logging to journald targets is not async cancellation safe as it uses locks
  * that may not be released if a thread is cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param entry The entry to load the facility from.
  */
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ load_facility( const struct stumpless_entry *entry );
  * Logging to journald targets is not async cancellation safe as it uses locks
  * that may not be released if a thread is cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param entry The entry to load the identifier from.
  */
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ load_identifier( const struct stumpless_entry *entry );
  * Logging to journald targets is not async cancellation safe as it uses locks
  * that may not be released if a thread is cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param entry The entry to load the message from.
  *
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ load_message( const struct stumpless_entry *entry );
  * Logging to journald targets is not async cancellation safe as it uses locks
  * that may not be released if a thread is cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param entry The entry to load the msgid from.
  */
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ load_msgid( const struct stumpless_entry *entry );
  * **Async Cancel Safety: AC-Safe**
  * Logging to journald targets is async cancellation safe.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @return The size of the loaded pid, including the field prefix.
  */
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ load_pid( void );
  * Logging to journald targets is not async cancellation safe as it uses locks
  * that may not be released if a thread is cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param entry The entry to load the priority from.
  */
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ load_priority( const struct stumpless_entry *entry );
  * Logging to journald targets is not async cancellation safe as it uses locks
  * that may not be released if a thread is cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param entry The entry to load the fields from.
  *
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ load_sd_fields( const struct stumpless_entry *entry );
  * **Async Cancel Safety: AC-Safe**
  * Logging to journald targets is async cancellation safe.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @return The size of the loaded timestamp, including the field prefix.
  */
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ load_timestamp( void );
  * Logging to journald targets is not async cancellation safe as it relies on
  * sd_journal_sendv which is not documented as such.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param target Where to send the entry.
  *
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ send_entry_to_journald_target( const struct stumpless_target *target,
  * This function is not async cancellation safe as it may leave the buffers in
  * an inconsistent state.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  */
 void
 set_field_bases( void );
diff --git a/include/stumpless/config/journald_supported.h b/include/stumpless/config/journald_supported.h
index 61b2b2f01..3bf1a6caa 100644
--- a/include/stumpless/config/journald_supported.h
+++ b/include/stumpless/config/journald_supported.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * This function is not safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled, due to the use of a lock which could be left locked.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param element The element to get the function of.
  *
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ stumpless_get_element_journald_namer( const struct stumpless_element *element );
  * This function is not safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled, due to the use of a lock which could be left locked.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param param The param to get the function of.
  *
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ stumpless_get_param_journald_namer( const struct stumpless_param *param );
  * This function is not safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled, due to the use of a lock which could be left locked.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param element The element to set the function of.
  *
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ stumpless_set_element_journald_namer( struct stumpless_element *element,
  * This function is not safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled, due to the use of a lock which could be left locked.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param param The param to set the function of.
  *
diff --git a/include/stumpless/element.h b/include/stumpless/element.h
index 3e9b913d3..d3f9674fd 100644
--- a/include/stumpless/element.h
+++ b/include/stumpless/element.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct stumpless_entry;
  * This function must be safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param entry The entry that the param is part of.
  *
diff --git a/include/stumpless/entry.h b/include/stumpless/entry.h
index 29a1d286f..8a556fe55 100644
--- a/include/stumpless/entry.h
+++ b/include/stumpless/entry.h
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ stumpless_load_entry( struct stumpless_entry *entry,
  * This function has the same behavior as stumpless_load_entry_str, except it
  * does not create a new entry, instead loading an existing struct.
  *
- * @since version v2.2.0
+ * @since release v2.2.0
  *
  * @param facility The facility code of the event this entry describes. This
  * should be a \c STUMPLESS_FACILITY value.
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ stumpless_new_entry( enum stumpless_facility facility,
  * This function is not safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled, due to the use of memory management functions.
  *
- * @since version v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param facility The facility code of the event this entry describes. This
  * should be a \c STUMPLESS_FACILITY value.
diff --git a/include/stumpless/error.h b/include/stumpless/error.h
index 2286a7e36..1863cc8d0 100644
--- a/include/stumpless/error.h
+++ b/include/stumpless/error.h
@@ -126,8 +126,13 @@ extern "C" {
  *
  * @since release v2.1.0
  */\
-  ERROR( STUMPLESS_WINDOWS_FAILURE, 28 )
-
+  ERROR( STUMPLESS_WINDOWS_FAILURE, 28 ) \
+/**
+ * The format of the given string is incorrect.
+ *
+ * @since release v2.2.0
+ */\
+  ERROR( STUMPLESS_INVALID_PARAM_STRING, 29 )
 
 /**
  * An (enum) identifier of the types of errors that might be encountered.
@@ -203,7 +208,7 @@ stumpless_get_error( void );
  * This function is safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled.
  *
- * @since Release v1.5.0
+ * @since release v1.5.0
  *
  * @param err The error to get the id from. This must not be NULL.
  *
@@ -228,7 +233,7 @@ stumpless_get_error_id( const struct stumpless_error *err );
  * This function is safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled.
  *
- * @since Release v1.6.0
+ * @since release v1.6.0
  *
  * @param id The error id to get the error string from.
  *
diff --git a/include/stumpless/param.h b/include/stumpless/param.h
index 20f0c008d..948614c70 100644
--- a/include/stumpless/param.h
+++ b/include/stumpless/param.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct stumpless_entry;
  * This function must be safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param entry The entry that the param is part of.
  *
@@ -328,6 +328,34 @@ STUMPLESS_PUBLIC_FUNCTION
 struct stumpless_param *
 stumpless_new_param( const char *name, const char *value );
 
+/**
+ * Creates a new param given a string by parsing the string and calling stumpless_new_param.
+ *
+ * **Thread Safety: MT-Safe
+ * This function is thread safe, assuming the the given string is not changed
+ * by other threads during execution.
+ *
+ * **Async Signal Safety: AS-Unsafe heap**
+ * This function is not safe to call from signal handlers since it calls
+ * stumpless_new_param() which has usage of memory management functions.
+ *
+ * **Async Cancel Safety: AC_Unsafe heap**
+ * This function is not safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
+ * cancelled, since it calls stumpless_new_param() which has usage of
+ * memory management functions.
+ *
+ * @since release v2.2.0
+ *
+ * @param string The string to create the stumpless_param from.
+ *
+ * @return The created param, if no error is encountered. If an error is
+ * encountered, NULL is returned and an error code set appropriately.
+ */
+  
+STUMPLESS_PUBLIC_FUNCTION
+struct stumpless_param *
+stumpless_new_param_from_string( const char *string );
+
 /**
  * Sets the name of the given param.
  *
diff --git a/include/stumpless/target.h b/include/stumpless/target.h
index 9ec701adf..cd4801395 100644
--- a/include/stumpless/target.h
+++ b/include/stumpless/target.h
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ stumpless_close_target( struct stumpless_target *target );
  * This function is safe to call from threads that may be ansynchronously
  * cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @return The current stream where messages are logged to on setting the
  * the CONS option.
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ stumpless_open_target( struct stumpless_target *target );
  * This function is safe to call from threads that may be ansynchronously
  * cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param stream The stream to write logs to. If this is NULL then the messages
  *	intended for the console stream will be ignored.
diff --git a/include/stumpless/target/function.h b/include/stumpless/target/function.h
index 0193839cd..9350f994f 100644
--- a/include/stumpless/target/function.h
+++ b/include/stumpless/target/function.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ typedef int ( *stumpless_log_func_t )( const struct stumpless_target *,
  * This function is not safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled, as the memory deallocation function may not be AC-Safe itself.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param target The function target to close.
  */
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ stumpless_close_function_target( const struct stumpless_target *target );
  * This function is not safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled, as the memory allocation function may not be AC-Safe itself.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param name The name of the logging target.
  *
diff --git a/include/stumpless/target/journald.h b/include/stumpless/target/journald.h
index 5387a747f..d25504c84 100644
--- a/include/stumpless/target/journald.h
+++ b/include/stumpless/target/journald.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * This function is not safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled, as the memory deallocation function may not be AC-Safe itself.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param target The journald target to close.
  */
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ stumpless_close_journald_target( const struct stumpless_target *target );
  * This function is safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param entry The entry that the param is part of.
  *
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ stumpless_flatten_element_name( const struct stumpless_entry *entry,
  * This function is safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param entry The entry that the param is part of.
  *
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ stumpless_flatten_param_name( const struct stumpless_entry *entry,
  * This function is not safe to call from threads that may be asynchronously
  * cancelled, as the memory allocation function may not be AC-Safe itself.
  *
- * @since v2.1.0
+ * @since release v2.1.0
  *
  * @param name The name of the logging target.
  *
diff --git a/src/error.c b/src/error.c
index 4c3f6585b..71e7e68e4 100644
--- a/src/error.c
+++ b/src/error.c
@@ -399,3 +399,11 @@ write_to_error_stream( const char *msg, size_t msg_size ) {
 
   config_write_bool( &error_stream_free, true );
 }
+
+void
+raise_invalid_param( void ) {
+  raise_error( STUMPLESS_INVALID_PARAM_STRING,
+               L10N_INVALID_PARAM_ERROR_MESSAGE,
+               0,
+               NULL );
+}
diff --git a/src/param.c b/src/param.c
index d2f05d5a4..174808b96 100644
--- a/src/param.c
+++ b/src/param.c
@@ -142,6 +142,76 @@ stumpless_new_param( const char *name, const char *value ) {
   return result;
 }
 
+struct stumpless_param *
+stumpless_new_param_from_string( const char *string ) {
+  
+  VALIDATE_ARG_NOT_NULL( string );
+
+  int i;
+  size_t name_len = 0;
+  size_t name_start = 0;
+  size_t value_len = 0;
+  size_t value_start = 0;
+  char *name;
+  char *value;
+  struct stumpless_param *result;
+
+  /* Check that the characters in 'name' are allowed. */
+  for (i = 0; string[i] != '='; i++) {
+    if (!((string[i] >= 'a' && string[i] <= 'z') ||
+	  (string[i] >= 'A' && string[i] <= 'Z') ||
+	  (string[i] >= '0' && string[i] <= '9') ||
+	  (string[i] == '-') ||
+	  (string[i] == '.') ||
+	  (string[i] == '_'))){
+      raise_invalid_param(  );
+      return NULL;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /* Check if the character after the '=' is '"', else raise an error. */
+  if (string[i + 1] != '"'){
+    raise_invalid_param(  );
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  name_len = i;
+  /* We add 1 to the length for the '\0' character. */
+  name = alloc_mem( name_len + 1 );
+  /* We make this addition to skip '=' and '"' characters. */
+  i += 2;
+  value_start = i;
+
+  /* Iterate to the end of the 'value' string. */
+  //for (; string[i] != '\0'; i++){}
+  while (string[i] != '\0'){
+    i++;
+  }
+  /* If the final character isn't '"' we raise an error. */
+  if (string[i - 1] != '"') {
+    raise_invalid_param(  );
+    /* We need to free name here to avoid memory leaks */
+    free_mem( name );
+    return NULL;
+  } else {
+    /* We make this substraction for the 2 '"' characters and for the '=' character. */
+    value_len = i - name_len - 3;
+  }
+  
+  /* We add 1 to the length for the '\0' character. */
+  value = alloc_mem( value_len + 1 );
+  
+  memcpy(name, string + name_start, name_len);
+  name[name_len] = '\0';
+  memcpy(value, string + value_start, value_len);
+  value[value_len] = '\0';
+  result = stumpless_new_param(name, value);
+  free_mem( name );
+  free_mem( value );
+  
+  return result;
+}
+
 struct stumpless_param *
 stumpless_set_param_name( struct stumpless_param *param, const char *name ) {
   size_t new_size;
diff --git a/src/windows/stumpless.def b/src/windows/stumpless.def
index 5397d84d8..082988721 100644
--- a/src/windows/stumpless.def
+++ b/src/windows/stumpless.def
@@ -212,10 +212,11 @@ EXPORTS
   stumpless_set_entry_hostname                  @197
 
 ; added in v2.2.0
-  stumpless_load_element                        @198
-  stumpless_load_entry                          @199
-  stumpless_load_entry_str                      @200
-  stumpless_load_param                          @201
+  stumpless_new_param_from_string               @198
+  stumpless_load_element                        @199
+  stumpless_load_entry                          @200
+  stumpless_load_entry_str                      @201
+  stumpless_load_param                          @202
   stumpless_unload_element_and_contents         @203
   stumpless_unload_element_only                 @204
   stumpless_unload_entry_and_contents           @205
diff --git a/test/function/param.cpp b/test/function/param.cpp
index e377c5ce7..b30f094c0 100644
--- a/test/function/param.cpp
+++ b/test/function/param.cpp
@@ -628,4 +628,90 @@ namespace {
 
     stumpless_free_all(  );
   }
+
+  TEST( ParamFromStringTest, New ) {
+    struct stumpless_param *param;
+    const char *param_string = "test-param-name=\"test-param-value\"";
+
+    size_t name_length = strlen("test-param-name");
+    size_t value_length = strlen("test-param-value");
+
+    param = stumpless_new_param_from_string( param_string );
+    ASSERT_NOT_NULL( param );
+    EXPECT_NO_ERROR;
+
+    ASSERT_EQ( name_length, param->name_length );
+    ASSERT_NOT_NULL( param->name );
+    ASSERT_EQ( 0, memcmp( param->name, "test-param-name", name_length ) );
+
+    ASSERT_EQ( value_length, param->value_length );
+    ASSERT_NOT_NULL( param->value );
+    ASSERT_EQ( 0, memcmp( param->value, "test-param-value", value_length ) );
+
+    stumpless_destroy_param( param );
+
+    stumpless_free_all(  );
+  }
+
+  TEST( ParamFromStringTest, NullName ) {
+    struct stumpless_param *param;
+    const struct stumpless_error *error;
+    
+    param = stumpless_new_param_from_string( NULL );
+
+    EXPECT_ERROR_ID_EQ( STUMPLESS_ARGUMENT_EMPTY );
+
+    stumpless_destroy_param( param );
+
+    stumpless_free_all(  );
+  }
+
+  TEST( ParamFromStringTest, InvalidName ) {
+    struct stumpless_param *param;
+    const struct stumpless_error *error;
+    
+    param = stumpless_new_param_from_string( "test-param-na=me=\"test-param-value\"" );
+    EXPECT_NULL( param );
+    EXPECT_ERROR_ID_EQ( STUMPLESS_INVALID_PARAM_STRING );
+    
+    param = stumpless_new_param_from_string( "test-param-name\"test-param-value\"" );
+    EXPECT_NULL( param );
+    EXPECT_ERROR_ID_EQ( STUMPLESS_INVALID_PARAM_STRING );
+
+    param = stumpless_new_param_from_string( "test-param]-name=\"test-value\"" );
+    EXPECT_NULL( param );
+    EXPECT_ERROR_ID_EQ( STUMPLESS_INVALID_PARAM_STRING );
+
+    param = stumpless_new_param_from_string( "test-p\"aram-name=\"test-value\"" );
+    EXPECT_NULL( param );
+    EXPECT_ERROR_ID_EQ( STUMPLESS_INVALID_PARAM_STRING );
+
+    param = stumpless_new_param_from_string( "!test-param-name=\"test-value\"" );
+    EXPECT_NULL( param );
+    EXPECT_ERROR_ID_EQ( STUMPLESS_INVALID_PARAM_STRING );
+
+    param = stumpless_new_param_from_string( "test-param,name=\"test-value\"" );
+    EXPECT_NULL( param );
+    EXPECT_ERROR_ID_EQ( STUMPLESS_INVALID_PARAM_STRING );
+
+    param = stumpless_new_param_from_string( "test-param-name%%=\"test-value\"" );
+    EXPECT_NULL( param );
+    EXPECT_ERROR_ID_EQ( STUMPLESS_INVALID_PARAM_STRING );
+
+    param = stumpless_new_param_from_string( "test-param-name==\"test-value\"" );
+    EXPECT_NULL( param );
+    EXPECT_ERROR_ID_EQ( STUMPLESS_INVALID_PARAM_STRING );
+        
+    param = stumpless_new_param_from_string( "test-param-name=\"test-value" );
+    EXPECT_NULL( param );
+    EXPECT_ERROR_ID_EQ( STUMPLESS_INVALID_PARAM_STRING );
+
+    param = stumpless_new_param_from_string( "" );
+    EXPECT_NULL( param );
+    EXPECT_ERROR_ID_EQ( STUMPLESS_INVALID_PARAM_STRING );
+
+    stumpless_destroy_param( param );
+
+    stumpless_free_all(  );
+  }
 }