diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Change Log
+
+## [v1.15.1](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/tree/v1.15.1) (2019-08-08)
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- Prepare repository for Maven Central deployment [\#31](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/issues/31)
+- Add capability for user to input JSON file with additional context products [\#28](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/issues/28)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- Content validation does not work properly [\#55](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/issues/55)
+- Incorrect package declarations under gov.nasa.tools.web.ui [\#52](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/issues/52)
+- JAVA Path does not handle whitespaces in MAC as it used to [\#37](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/issues/37)
+- Add missing core.properties dependency [\#34](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/issues/34)
+- Validation succeeds despite throwing exception [\#33](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/issues/33)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- Update Maven docs to refer to Github release assets [\#65](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/issues/65)
+- Investigate and fix memory leak causing validate crash on large bundles [\#39](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/issues/39)
+- Update build per pds4-tools rename and open source [\#26](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/issues/26)
+- Update context check to retrieve and use latest context products from EN Registry [\#24](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/issues/24)
+- Deprecate -f and -m flags [\#23](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/issues/23)
+- Update pom and readme to reference public docs [\#21](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/issues/21)
+- Remove references to PDS Maven Repo and update packages to build without it [\#19](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/issues/19)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Issue \#28: Integration tests for new feature checkout [\#61](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/pull/61) ([jordanpadams](https://github.com/jordanpadams))
+- Issue \#28: Add capability for user to input JSON file with additional context products [\#60](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/pull/60) ([danyu-pds](https://github.com/danyu-pds))
+- Issue \#23: Validate Tool - Deprecate -f and -m flags [\#59](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/pull/59) ([hhlee445](https://github.com/hhlee445))
+- Issue \#24: Retrieve and use latest context products from EN Registry [\#53](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/pull/53) ([jordanpadams](https://github.com/jordanpadams))
+- Issue \#33: Ignore resources with null systemId [\#49](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/pull/49) ([jordanpadams](https://github.com/jordanpadams))
+- Issue \#39: Fix memory leak on large bundles [\#36](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/pull/36) ([galenatjpl](https://github.com/galenatjpl))
+- Merging develop into master [\#35](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/pull/35) ([jordanpadams](https://github.com/jordanpadams))
+- Issue \#31: POM and README updates for Maven operational deployment [\#32](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/pull/32) ([jordanpadams](https://github.com/jordanpadams))
+- Issue \#26: Update build per pds4-tools rename and open source [\#27](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/pull/27) ([jordanpadams](https://github.com/jordanpadams))
+- Issue \#19: Add PDS Core library from PDSEN repo [\#25](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/pull/25) ([jordanpadams](https://github.com/jordanpadams))
+- Issue \#21: Update docs to reference public data [\#22](https://github.com/NASA-PDS-Incubator/validate/pull/22) ([jordanpadams](https://github.com/jordanpadams))
+
+
+
+\* *This Change Log was automatically generated by [github_changelog_generator](https://github.com/skywinder/Github-Changelog-Generator)*
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
   <groupId>gov.nasa.pds</groupId>
   <artifactId>validate</artifactId>
-  <version>1.16.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.15.1</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>