diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e999230..9f01342 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ JSON in Java [package org.json]
 
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.json/json.svg)](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.json/json)
 
-**[Click here if you just want the latest release jar file.](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/json/json/20230618/json-20230618.jar)**
+**[Click here if you just want the latest release jar file.](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/json/json/20231013/json-20231013.jar)**
 
 
 # Overview
diff --git a/docs/RELEASES.md b/docs/RELEASES.md
index ae43983..2b8aaa2 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASES.md
+++ b/docs/RELEASES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ and artifactId "json". For example:
 [https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:org.json%20AND%20a:json&core=gav](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:org.json%20AND%20a:json&core=gav)
 
 ~~~
+20231013    First release with minimum Java version 1.8. Recent commits, including fixes for CVE-2023-5072.
+
 20230618    Final release with Java 1.6 compatibility. Future releases will require Java 1.8 or greater.
 
 20230227    Fix for CVE-2022-45688 and recent commits
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 29592fc..59cb44f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.json</groupId>
     <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-    <version>20230618</version>
+    <version>20231013</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>JSON in Java</name>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         It also includes the capability to convert between JSON and XML, HTTP
         headers, Cookies, and CDL.
 
-        This is a reference implementation. There is a large number of JSON packages
+        This is a reference implementation. There are a large number of JSON packages
         in Java. Perhaps someday the Java community will standardize on one. Until
         then, choose carefully.
     </description>