diff --git a/integration/pom.xml b/integration/pom.xml
index ee4e605c8..ee3ec9227 100755
--- a/integration/pom.xml
+++ b/integration/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index ef5cf65d8..8b3c57db6 100755
--- a/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml b/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
index c61dadb53..5075bb7be 100755
--- a/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index 77d031461..43c669cd9 100755
--- a/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index c78e87423..3d150a270 100755
--- a/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/osgi-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 5659ab9b6..1448665f3 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-bom</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <!-- yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z' -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-08-06T20:18:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-08-08T12:55:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     <latest.1.version>1.7.36</latest.1.version>
     <!-- java.util.ServiceLoader requires Java 6 -->
     <jdk.version>8</jdk.version>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a0fb09d2f..f9d971e81 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
   <artifactId>slf4j-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0.14</version>
+  <version>2.0.15</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <url>http://www.slf4j.org</url>
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 30daedec7..9571cb567 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ echoRunAndCheck "$MVN install"
 
 if [ ! -z "$PASS"  ]
 then
-  export GPG_TTY=$(tty)    
-  echoRunAndCheck "$MVN deploy -P javadocjar,sign-artifacts"
+    # WARNING deploying without cleaning may leave stale MANIFEST files    
+    export GPG_TTY=$(tty)
+    echoRunAndCheck "$MVN deploy -P javadocjar,sign-artifacts"
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/slf4j-api/pom.xml b/slf4j-api/pom.xml
index 4db3f3b21..0752a2e3b 100755
--- a/slf4j-api/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-api/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/Slf4jEnvUtil.java b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/Slf4jEnvUtil.java
index 9921b02ed..690829302 100644
--- a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/Slf4jEnvUtil.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/helpers/Slf4jEnvUtil.java
@@ -1,8 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2004-2024 QOS.ch
+ *  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  Permission is hereby granted, free  of charge, to any person obtaining
+ *  a  copy  of this  software  and  associated  documentation files  (the
+ *  "Software"), to  deal in  the Software without  restriction, including
+ *  without limitation  the rights to  use, copy, modify,  merge, publish,
+ *  distribute,  sublicense, and/or sell  copies of  the Software,  and to
+ *  permit persons to whom the Software  is furnished to do so, subject to
+ *  the following conditions:
+ *
+ *  The  above  copyright  notice  and  this permission  notice  shall  be
+ *  included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ *  THE  SOFTWARE IS  PROVIDED  "AS  IS", WITHOUT  WARRANTY  OF ANY  KIND,
+ *  EXPRESS OR  IMPLIED, INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED  TO THE  WARRANTIES OF
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY,    FITNESS    FOR    A   PARTICULAR    PURPOSE    AND
+ *  NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+ *  LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+ *  OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,  ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ *  WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
 package org.slf4j.helpers;
 
 import java.lang.module.ModuleDescriptor;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
+/**
+ * Various utility methods
+ *
+ * @since 2.0.14
+ */
 public class Slf4jEnvUtil {
 
 
@@ -12,7 +41,7 @@ public class Slf4jEnvUtil {
      * </p>
      *
      * @return current version or null if missing version data
-     * @since 1.3.0
+     * @since 2.0.14
      */
     static public String slf4jVersion() {
         String moduleVersion = slf4jVersionByModule();
@@ -32,7 +61,7 @@ static public String slf4jVersion() {
      * available.
      * </p>
      *
-     * @since 1.3.0
+     * @since 2.0.14
      * @return current version or null if missing version data
      */
     static private String slf4jVersionByModule() {
diff --git a/slf4j-ext/pom.xml b/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
index a7d92bdae..b5aa02d52 100755
--- a/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/pom.xml b/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/pom.xml
index fccef0d6a..21b774fce 100644
--- a/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-jdk-platform-logging/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml b/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
index 567cfcc30..d52f754e1 100755
--- a/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml b/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
index a380a60c6..c6da9adcf 100755
--- a/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <relocation>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.14</version>      
+      <version>2.0.15</version>      
     </relocation>
   </distributionManagement>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml b/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
index fc6316a34..b9142919c 100755
--- a/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-nop/pom.xml b/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
index 746bc8097..78441960d 100755
--- a/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-reload4j/pom.xml b/slf4j-reload4j/pom.xml
index 1c64b3847..da98c8ca1 100644
--- a/slf4j-reload4j/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-reload4j/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/slf4j-simple/pom.xml b/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
index b3a57a564..cf4e8fb29 100755
--- a/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>slf4j-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.14</version>
+    <version>2.0.15</version>
     <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>