The Apache Commons Team is pleased to announce the availability of Apache Commons Configuration 2.1. The Commons Configuration software library provides a generic configuration interface which enables an application to read configuration data from a variety of sources. This is the first maintenance release for Apache Commons Configuration 2.x. It contains some bug fixes and also adds a few new features like a better integration into Spring. A full list of all changes can be found in the release notes at http://www.apache.org/dist/commons/configuration/RELEASE-NOTES.txt Version 2.1 is fully source and binary compatible with the previous 2.0 version. Source and binary distributions are available for download from the Apache Commons download site: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-configuration/download_configuration.cgi Please verify signatures using the KEYS file available at the above location when downloading the release. For complete information on Commons Configuration, including instructions on how to submit bug reports, patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons Configuration website: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-configuration/ Oliver Heger, on behalf of the Apache Commons community