The Apache Commons Team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Commons CSV 1.0. The Apache Commons CSV library provides a simple interface for reading and writing CSV files of various types. 1.0 is the long awaited first GA release. The minimum required JDK version for this release is 1.6. Source and binary distributions are available for download from the Apache Commons download site: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-csv/download_csv.cgi When downloading, please verify signatures using the KEYS file available at the above location when downloading the release. Alternatively the release can be pulled via maven: <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId> <artifactId>commons-csv</artifactId> <version>1.0</version> </dependency> Full details of all the changes in 1.0 can be found in the changelog: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-csv/changes-report.html For complete information on Commons CSV, including instructions on how to submit bug reports, patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons CSV website: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-csv/ Benedikt Ritter, on behalf of the Apache Commons community -- http://people.apache.org/~britter/ http://www.systemoutprintln.de/ http://twitter.com/BenediktRitter http://github.com/britter