HttpCore 5.0-alpha4 release
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cafe93d..c2fac09 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
-# 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.

-

-language: java

-sudo: false

-

-jdk:

-  - openjdk7

-  - oraclejdk7

-  - oraclejdk8

-

-after_success:

-  - mvn clean cobertura:cobertura coveralls:report

+# 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.
+
+language: java
+sudo: false
+
+jdk:
+  - openjdk7
+  - oraclejdk7
+  - oraclejdk8
+
+after_success:
+  - mvn clean cobertura:cobertura coveralls:report
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75d2329..644b719 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,85 +1,85 @@
-<!--

-    Copyright (C) 2016 Gary Gregory. All rights reserved.

-

-    See the NOTICE.txt file distributed with this work for additional

-    information regarding copyright ownership.

-

-    Licensed 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.

--->

-Apache HttpComponents Core

-==========================

-

-Welcome to the HttpCore component of the Apache HttpComponents project.

-

-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/httpcore.svg?branch=trunk)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/httpcore)

-[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/apache/httpcore/badge.svg?branch=trunk)](https://coveralls.io/github/apache/httpcore?branch=trunk)

-[![Maven Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.httpcomponents.core5/httpcore5/badge.svg)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.httpcomponents.core5/httpcore5)

-[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)

-

-Building Instructions

----------------------

-

-For building from source instructions please refer to BUILDING.txt.

-

-Dependencies

-------------

-

-HttpCore requires Java 1.7 compatible runtime.

-

-Licensing

----------

-

-Apache HttpComponents Core is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

-See the files called LICENSE.txt and NOTICE.txt for more information.

-

-Cryptographic Software Notice

------------------------------

-

-This distribution may include software that has been designed for use

-with cryptographic software. The country in which you currently reside

-may have restrictions on the import, possession, use, and/or re-export

-to another country, of encryption software. BEFORE using any encryption

-software, please check your country's laws, regulations and policies

-concerning the import, possession, or use, and re-export of encryption

-software, to see if this is permitted. See <http://www.wassenaar.org/>

-for more information.

-

-The U.S. Government Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and

-Security (BIS), has classified this software as Export Commodity

-Control Number (ECCN) 5D002.C.1, which includes information security

-software using or performing cryptographic functions with asymmetric

-algorithms. The form and manner of this Apache Software Foundation

-distribution makes it eligible for export under the License Exception

-ENC Technology Software Unrestricted (TSU) exception (see the BIS

-Export Administration Regulations, Section 740.13) for both object

-code and source code.

-

-The following provides more details on the included software that

-may be subject to export controls on cryptographic software:

-

-  Apache HttpComponents Core interfaces with the

-  Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) API to provide

-

-    - HTTPS support

-

-  Apache HttpComponents Core does not include any

-  implementation of JSSE.

-

-Contact

--------

-

-  o For general information visit the main project site at

-    http://hc.apache.org/

-

-  o For current status information visit the status page at

-    http://hc.apache.org/status.html

+<!--
+    Copyright (C) 2016 Gary Gregory. All rights reserved.
+
+    See the NOTICE.txt file distributed with this work for additional
+    information regarding copyright ownership.
+
+    Licensed 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.
+-->
+Apache HttpComponents Core
+==========================
+
+Welcome to the HttpCore component of the Apache HttpComponents project.
+
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/httpcore.svg?branch=trunk)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/httpcore)
+[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/apache/httpcore/badge.svg?branch=trunk)](https://coveralls.io/github/apache/httpcore?branch=trunk)
+[![Maven Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.httpcomponents.core5/httpcore5/badge.svg)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.httpcomponents.core5/httpcore5)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
+
+Building Instructions
+---------------------
+
+For building from source instructions please refer to BUILDING.txt.
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+HttpCore requires Java 1.7 compatible runtime.
+
+Licensing
+---------
+
+Apache HttpComponents Core is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
+See the files called LICENSE.txt and NOTICE.txt for more information.
+
+Cryptographic Software Notice
+-----------------------------
+
+This distribution may include software that has been designed for use
+with cryptographic software. The country in which you currently reside
+may have restrictions on the import, possession, use, and/or re-export
+to another country, of encryption software. BEFORE using any encryption
+software, please check your country's laws, regulations and policies
+concerning the import, possession, or use, and re-export of encryption
+software, to see if this is permitted. See <http://www.wassenaar.org/>
+for more information.
+
+The U.S. Government Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and
+Security (BIS), has classified this software as Export Commodity
+Control Number (ECCN) 5D002.C.1, which includes information security
+software using or performing cryptographic functions with asymmetric
+algorithms. The form and manner of this Apache Software Foundation
+distribution makes it eligible for export under the License Exception
+ENC Technology Software Unrestricted (TSU) exception (see the BIS
+Export Administration Regulations, Section 740.13) for both object
+code and source code.
+
+The following provides more details on the included software that
+may be subject to export controls on cryptographic software:
+
+  Apache HttpComponents Core interfaces with the
+  Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) API to provide
+
+    - HTTPS support
+
+  Apache HttpComponents Core does not include any
+  implementation of JSSE.
+
+Contact
+-------
+
+  o For general information visit the main project site at
+    http://hc.apache.org/
+
+  o For current status information visit the status page at
+    http://hc.apache.org/status.html
diff --git a/httpcore5-h2/pom.xml b/httpcore5-h2/pom.xml
index 6d5d867..947faf0 100644
--- a/httpcore5-h2/pom.xml
+++ b/httpcore5-h2/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.core5</groupId>
     <artifactId>httpcore5-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.0-alpha4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0-alpha4</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>httpcore5-h2</artifactId>
   <name>Apache HttpComponents Core HTTP/2</name>
diff --git a/httpcore5-osgi/pom.xml b/httpcore5-osgi/pom.xml
index 114dec0..4dbf0f9 100644
--- a/httpcore5-osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/httpcore5-osgi/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.core5</groupId>
     <artifactId>httpcore5-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.0-alpha4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0-alpha4</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>httpcore5-osgi</artifactId>
   <name>Apache HttpComponents Core OSGi Bundle</name>
diff --git a/httpcore5-testing/pom.xml b/httpcore5-testing/pom.xml
index 814ff95..676dd21 100644
--- a/httpcore5-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/httpcore5-testing/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.core5</groupId>
     <artifactId>httpcore5-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.0-alpha4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0-alpha4</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>httpcore5-testing</artifactId>
   <name>Apache HttpComponents Core Integration Tests</name>
diff --git a/httpcore5/pom.xml b/httpcore5/pom.xml
index 7e6aebf..aa261f0 100644
--- a/httpcore5/pom.xml
+++ b/httpcore5/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.core5</groupId>
     <artifactId>httpcore5-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.0-alpha4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>5.0-alpha4</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>httpcore5</artifactId>
   <name>Apache HttpComponents Core HTTP/1.1</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 82f1db6..0c09a9f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.core5</groupId>
   <artifactId>httpcore5-parent</artifactId>
   <name>Apache HttpComponents Core Parent</name>
-  <version>5.0-alpha4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>5.0-alpha4</version>
   <description>Apache HttpComponents Core is a library of components for building HTTP enabled services</description>
   <url>http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-core</url>
   <inceptionYear>2005</inceptionYear>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents-core.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents-core.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-core/tree/${project.scm.tag}</url>
-    <tag>master</tag>
+    <tag>5.0-alpha4</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <modules>