diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 037b04a..bc35ba7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 #svlint = { path = "../svlint" }
-svlint    = "0.8.0"
+#svlint    = "0.8.0" TODO: Update svlint dependency pin before PR review.
+svlint = { git = "https://github.com/DaveMcEwan/svlint.git", rev = "7a4f5eb" }
 sv-parser = "0.13.1"
 regex     = "1" # Only used for the rule "forbidden_regex".
diff --git a/src/forbidden_regex.rs b/src/forbidden_regex.rs
index b4ac176..1b52227 100644
--- a/src/forbidden_regex.rs
+++ b/src/forbidden_regex.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,15 @@ pub struct ForbiddenRegex {
 impl TextRule for ForbiddenRegex {
     fn check(
         &mut self,
-        line: &str,
+        line: Option<&str>,
         _option: &ConfigOption,
     ) -> TextRuleResult {
+        let line: &str = if line.is_none() {
+            return TextRuleResult::Pass;
+        } else {
+            line.unwrap()
+        };
+
         if self.re.is_none() {
             let r = format!(r"XXX");
             self.re = Some(Regex::new(&r).unwrap());
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ea640ae..50bbc73 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -77,12 +77,16 @@ mod tests {
 
         let mut pass = true;
 
+        // Signal beginning of file to all TextRules.
+        // None *may* be used by rules to reset their internal state.
+        let _ = linter.textrules_check(None, &sv, &0);
+
         // Iterate over lines in the file, applying each textrule to each
         // line in turn.
         let text: String = read_to_string(&sv).unwrap();
         let mut beg: usize = 0;
         for line in text.lines() {
-            for _failed in linter.textrules_check(&line, &sv, &beg) {
+            for _failed in linter.textrules_check(Some(&line), &sv, &beg) {
                 pass = false;
             }