Release 1.5.0
diff --git a/download.html.vtl b/download.html.vtl
index 0c16778..678bb25 100644
--- a/download.html.vtl
+++ b/download.html.vtl
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 <h1><a name="Download-DownloadApacheShiro"></a>Download Apache Shiro</h1>
 
-<p>Apache Shiro ${latestRelease} is the current stable release (Java 1.6+ JVM).</p>
+<p>Apache Shiro ${latestRelease} is the current stable release (Java 1.8+ JVM).</p>
 
 <p>To download Shiro please follow the instructions below.</p>
 
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@
 
         <li><a href="#previous">Previous Releases</a>
             <ul>
+                <li><a href="#1.4.xBinary">$shiro14x.version</a></li>
+                <ul>
+                    <li><a href="#1.4.xBinary">$shiro14x.version Binary Distribution</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="#1.4.xSource">$shiro14x.version Source Code Distribution</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="#1.4.xGit">$shiro14x.version Git Source repository</a></li>
+                </ul>
+            </ul>
+            <ul>
                 <li><a href="#1.3.xBinary">$shiro13x.version</a></li>
                 <ul>
                     <li><a href="#1.3.xBinary">$shiro13x.version Binary Distribution</a></li>
@@ -125,11 +133,11 @@
 <p>
 </p>
 
-#artifactTable($shiro14x)
+#artifactTable($shiro15x)
 
 <h3><a name="latestSource"></a>${latestRelease} Source Code Distribution</h3>
 
-<p>The source bundle requires JDK 1.6 and Maven 3.0.3+ to build:</p>
+<p>The source bundle requires JDK 1.8 and Maven 3.0.3+ to build:</p>
 
 <p><a class="external-link" href="http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/shiro/${latestRelease}/shiro-root-${latestRelease}-source-release.zip">zip</a>
     (<a class="external-link"
@@ -158,11 +166,11 @@
 <p>
 </p>
 
-#artifactTable($shiro142)
+#artifactTable($shiro150)
 
 <h3><a name="earlySource"></a>${earlyRelease} Source Code Distribution</h3>
 
-<p>The source bundle requires JDK 1.6 and Maven 3.0.3+ to build:</p>
+<p>The source bundle requires JDK 1.8 and Maven 3.0.3+ to build:</p>
 
 <p><a class="external-link" href="http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/shiro/${earlyRelease}/shiro-root-${earlyRelease}-source-release.zip">zip</a>
     (<a class="external-link"
@@ -182,7 +190,39 @@
 
 <h2><a name="previous"></a>Previous Releases</h2>
 
-<h3><a name="1.3.xBinary"></a>${shiro13x.version} Binary Distribution</h3>
+<h3><a name="1.4.xBinary"></a>${shiro14x.version} Binary Distribution</h3>
+
+<p>Associated documentation can be found <a href="documentation.html" title="Documentation">here</a></p>
+
+<p>To download the files directly as one .jar file just click the link in the "Artifact" column. If you would like
+    acquire Shiro through Maven, then please use the markup listed under "Maven Usage"</p>
+
+<p>
+</p>
+
+#artifactTable($shiro14x)
+
+<h3><a name="1.4.xSource"></a>${shiro14x.version} Source Code Distribution</h3>
+
+<p>The source bundle requires JDK 1.6 and Maven 3.0.3+ to build:</p>
+
+<p><a class="external-link" href="http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/shiro/${shiro14x.version}/shiro-root-${shiro14x.version}-source-release.zip">zip</a>
+    (<a class="external-link"
+        href="http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/shiro/${shiro14x.version}/shiro-root-${shiro14x.version}-source-release.zip.asc">pgp</a>, <a
+            class="external-link"
+            href="http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/shiro/${shiro14x.version}/shiro-root-${shiro14x.version}-source-release.zip.md5">md5</a>, <a
+            class="external-link"
+            href="http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/shiro/${shiro14x.version}/shiro-root-${shiro14x.version}-source-release.zip.sha512">sha512</a>)
+</p>
+
+<h3><a name="1.4.xGit"></a>${shiro14x.version} Git Source repository</h3>
+
+<p>The source can be cloned anonymously from Git with this command:</p>
+<pre><code class="bash">git clone https://github.com/apache/shiro.git
+git checkout shiro-root-${shiro14x.version} -b shiro-root-${shiro14x.version}
+</code></pre>
+
+<h3><a name="1.4.xBinary"></a>${shiro14x.version} Binary Distribution</h3>
 
 <p>Associated documentation can be found <a href="documentation.html" title="Documentation">here</a></p>
 
diff --git a/news.html b/news.html
index 52042aa..f542b6d 100644
--- a/news.html
+++ b/news.html
@@ -14,6 +14,37 @@
 <div class="blog-post-listing">
 
     <div class="logo-heading-block">
+        <a class="blogHeading" id="1.5.0-released" href="#1.5.0-released">Apache Shiro 1.5.0 Released</a>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="news-content">
+        <p>The Shiro team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Shiro version 1.5.0. This is a feature release for 1.x.</p>
+
+        <p>This release includes 52 issues resolved since the 1.4.2 release and is available for Download now.</p>
+
+        <p>Of Note:
+        <ul>
+            <li>Update to compiler Java 8 min.</li>
+            <li>Validate Java 11 build.</li>
+            <li>Dependency upgrade.</li>
+        </ul>
+
+        You can learn more on <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12310950&version=12344991" target="_blank">Jira</a>
+        </p>
+
+        <p>Release binaries (.jars) are also available through Maven Central and source bundles through Apache distribution mirrors.</p>
+
+        <p>For more information on <a href="documentation.html">Shiro, please read the documentation.</a></p>
+
+        <p>Enjoy!</p>
+
+        <p>The Apache Shiro Team</p>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="blog-post-listing">
+
+    <div class="logo-heading-block">
         <a class="blogHeading" id="1.4.2-released" href="#1.4.2-released">Apache Shiro 1.4.2 Released</a>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/templates/versions.vtl b/templates/versions.vtl
index 4aad984..69c3a53 100644
--- a/templates/versions.vtl
+++ b/templates/versions.vtl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#set( $latestRelease = "1.4.2" )
-#set( $versionInfo = {"1.4.2": { "releaseDate": "2019-11-15" } } )
+#set( $latestRelease = "1.5.0" )
+#set( $versionInfo = {"1.5.0": { "releaseDate": "2020-01-24" } } )
 
-#set( $earlyRelease = "1.5.0-SNAPSHOT" )
+#set( $earlyRelease = "1.5.1-SNAPSHOT" )
 
 #set( $shiroCore = {"g":"org.apache.shiro", "a": "shiro-core", "type": "jar",
                     "description": 'Required in all environments. <a class="external-link" href="http://slf4j.org/">Slf4j</a>''s
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     $shiroHasher
 ]} )
 
-#set( $shiro14x = {"version": $latestRelease, "artifacts": [
+#set( $shiro14x = {"version": "1.4.2", "artifacts": [
     $shiroAll,
     $shiroCore,
     $shiroWeb,
@@ -119,7 +119,26 @@
     $shiroHasher
 ]} )
 
-#set( $shiro150 = {"version": $earlyRelease, "artifacts": [
+#set( $shiro15x = {"version": $latestRelease, "artifacts": [
+    $shiroAll,
+    $shiroCore,
+    $shiroWeb,
+    $shiroServletPlugin,
+    $shiroJaxrs,
+    $shiroAspectJ,
+    $shiroCas,
+    $shiroEhCache,
+    $shiroHazelcast,
+    $shiroFeatures,
+    $shiroGuice,
+    $shiroQuartz,
+    $shiroSpring,
+    $shiroSpringBoot,
+    $shiroSpringBootWeb,
+    $shiroHasher
+]} )
+
+#set( $shiro151 = {"version": $earlyRelease, "artifacts": [
     $shiroAll,
     $shiroCore,
     $shiroWeb,