Greetings to all, We are very pleased to announce the release of logback version 1.5.9. In addition to bug fixes, version 1.5.9 introduces the ability to track changes and reload configuration files in .properties format. Contrary to configuration files in XML, files in .properties format can be accessed and also tracked via HTTP/HTTPS. For more information on PropertiesConfigurator see: https://logback.qos.ch/manual/configuration.html#propertiesConfigurator Logback 1.5.x series is a direct descendant of and a drop-in replacement for the 1.4.x series. It differs from the 1.4.x series by the relocation of the logback-access module which was moved to its own separate github repository. Reproducible builds: Recent logback releases are reproducible. This means that anyone checking out the code corresponding to the release version from github and building that local copy, will get obtain an identical binary to the binary found on Maven central. Donations and sponsorship You can also support SLF4J/logback/reload4j projects via donations and sponsorship. We thank our current supporters and sponsors for their continued contributions and in particular The Sovereign Tech Fund. Sponsorship link: https://github.com/sponsors/qos-ch Announcement mailing list: You can receive SLF4J/logback/reload4j related announcements by subscribing QOS.ch announce list, please visit the following URL. http://www.qos.ch/mailman/listinfo/announce Enjoy, -- Ceki Gülcü