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HttpComponents Project Status

* {HttpComponents HttpCore 5.1.x}

    HttpCore 5.1.x branch is the current feature development branch. The 5.x release
    series is expected to provide conditional conformance to RFC 3986 as well as
    a number of incremental functional enhancements and performance improvements.

* {HttpComponents HttpCore 5.0.x}

    HttpCore 5.0.x branch is considered stable and production ready. It is being actively
    maintained and supported. The 5.x release series provides comprehensive support
    for HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 protocol and full conformance with mandatory requirements
    of RFC 7230, RFC 7231, RFC 7540 and RFC 7541

    Users of all versions of HttpCore are advised to upgrade to the latest release
    of the 5.0 series.

* {HttpComponents HttpClient 5.0.x}

    HttpClient 5.0.x branch is considered stable and production ready. It is being actively
    maintained and supported. The 5.x release series provides comprehensive support
    for HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 protocol and full conformance with mandatory requirements
    of RFC 7230, RFC 7231, RFC 7540 and RFC 7541

    Users of all versions of HttpClient are advised to upgrade to the latest release
    of the 5.0 series.

* {HttpComponents HttpCore 4.4.x}

    HttpCore 4.4.x branch is considered stable and production ready. While being actively
    maintained and supported, the 4.x release series will be receiving fixes for major defects
    and security issues only.

* {HttpComponents HttpClient 4.5.x}

    HttpClient 4.5.x branch is considered stable and production ready. While being actively
    maintained and supported, the 4.x release series will be receiving fixes for major defects
    and security issues only.

* {HttpComponents HttpAsyncClient 4.1.x}

    HttpAsyncClient 4.1.x branch is considered stable and production ready. While being actively
    maintained and supported, the 4.x release series will be receiving fixes for major defects
    and security issues only.

* {Commons HttpClient 3.1.x}

    The 3.1 branch of Commons HttpClient is at the end of life. No more public releases are 
    expected.