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+<!---
+ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+-->
+<!---
+ +======================================================================+
+ |****                                                              ****|
+ |****      THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMONS BUILD PLUGIN      ****|
+ |****                    DO NOT EDIT DIRECTLY                      ****|
+ |****                                                              ****|
+ +======================================================================+
+ | TEMPLATE FILE: readme-md-template.md                                 |
+ | commons-build-plugin/trunk/src/main/resources/commons-xdoc-templates |
+ +======================================================================+
+ |                                                                      |
+ | 1) Re-generate using: mvn commons:readme-md                          |
+ |                                                                      |
+ | 2) Set the following properties in the component's pom:              |
+ |    - commons.componentid (required, alphabetic, lower case)          |
+ |    - commons.release.version (required)                              |
+ |                                                                      |
+ | 3) Example Properties                                                |
+ |                                                                      |
+ |  <properties>                                                        |
+ |    <commons.componentid>math</commons.componentid>                   |
+ |    <commons.release.version>1.2</commons.release.version>            |
+ |  </properties>                                                       |
+ |                                                                      |
+ +======================================================================+
+--->
+Apache Commons Email
+===================
+
+Apache Commons Email aims to provide an API for sending email. It is built on top of
+        the JavaMail API, which it aims to simplify.
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+More information can be found on the [homepage](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-email).
+The [JavaDoc](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-email/javadocs/api-release) can be browsed.
+Questions related to the usage of Apache Commons Email should be posted to the [user mailing list][ml].
+
+Where can I get the latest release?
+-----------------------------------
+You can download source and binaries from our [download page](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-email/download_email.cgi).
+
+Alternatively you can pull it from the central Maven repositories:
+
+```xml
+<dependency>
+  <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+  <artifactId>commons-email</artifactId>
+  <version>1.5</version>
+</dependency>
+```
+
+Contributing
+------------
+
+We accept PRs via github. The [developer mailing list][ml] is the main channel of communication for contributors.
+There are some guidelines which will make applying PRs easier for us:
++ No tabs! Please use spaces for indentation.
++ Respect the code style.
++ Create minimal diffs - disable on save actions like reformat source code or organize imports. If you feel the source code should be reformatted create a separate PR for this change.
++ Provide JUnit tests for your changes and make sure your changes don't break any existing tests by running ```mvn clean test```.
+
+If you plan to contribute on a regular basis, please consider filing a [contributor license agreement](https://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas).
+You can learn more about contributing via GitHub in our [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+License
+-------
+Code is under the [Apache Licence v2](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt).
+
+Donations
+---------
+You like Apache Commons Email? Then [donate back to the ASF](https://www.apache.org/foundation/contributing.html) to support the development.
+
+Additional Resources
+--------------------
+
++ [Apache Commons Homepage](https://commons.apache.org/)
++ [Apache Bugtracker (JIRA)](https://issues.apache.org/jira/)
++ [Apache Commons Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/ApacheCommons)
++ #apachecommons IRC channel on freenode.org
+
+[ml]:https://commons.apache.org/mail-lists.html
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
     <artifactId>commons-email</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5</version>
     <name>Apache Commons Email</name>
 
     <inceptionYear>2001</inceptionYear>
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
     </issueManagement>
 
     <scm>
-        <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/proper/email/trunk</connection>
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/proper/email/tags/EMAIL_1_5</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/proper/email/trunk</developerConnection>
-        <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/proper/email/trunk</url>
+        <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/proper/email/tags/EMAIL_1_5</url>
     </scm> 
 
     <developers>