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 Apache Commons FileUpload
 ===================
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/commons-fileupload.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/commons-fileupload)
+[![Maven Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/commons-fileupload/commons-fileupload/badge.svg)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/commons-fileupload/commons-fileupload/)
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 The Apache Commons FileUpload component provides a simple yet flexible means of adding support for multipart
     file upload functionality to servlets and web applications.
 
 Documentation
 -------------
 
-More information can be found on the [homepage](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-fileupload).
-The [JavaDoc](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-fileupload/apidocs) can be browsed.
+More information can be found on the [Apache Commons FileUpload homepage](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-fileupload).
+The [JavaDoc](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-fileupload/javadocs/api-release) can be browsed.
 Questions related to the usage of Apache Commons FileUpload should be posted to the [user mailing list][ml].
 
 Where can I get the latest release?
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 Contributing
 ------------
 
-We accept PRs via github. The [developer mailing list][ml] is the main channel of communication for contributors.
+We accept Pull Requests 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.
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 License
 -------
-Code is under the [Apache Licence v2](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt).
+This code is under the [Apache Licence v2](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
+
+See the `NOTICE.txt` file for required notices and attributions.
 
 Donations
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 + [Apache Commons Homepage](https://commons.apache.org/)
-+ [Apache Bugtracker (JIRA)](https://issues.apache.org/jira/)
++ [Apache Issue Tracker (JIRA)](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FILEUPLOAD)
 + [Apache Commons Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/ApacheCommons)
-+ #apachecommons IRC channel on freenode.org
++ `#apache-commons` IRC channel on `irc.freenode.org`
 
 [ml]:https://commons.apache.org/mail-lists.html