The Apache Commons Team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Commons Pool 2.3. The Apache Commons Pool open source software library provides an object-pooling API and a number of object pool implementations. No client code changes are required to migrate from any of the 2.x versions to 2.3. Users of version 1.x should consult the migration guide on the Commons Pool web site. Source and binary distributions are available for download from the Apache Commons download site: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-pool/download_pool.cgi When downloading, please verify signatures using the KEYS file available at the above location. Full details of all the changes in 2.3 can be found in the changelog: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-pool/changes-report.html For complete information on Commons Pool, including instructions on how to submit bug reports, patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Commons Pool website: http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-pool/ Phil Steitz, on behalf of the Apache Commons community