diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ Rather than using a local kafka instance, this project can utilize an instance o
 
 ## CC Docker Compose File
 There is a provided docker-compose file (docker-compose-confluent-cloud.yml) that passes the above environment variables into the container that gets created. Further, this file doesn't spin up a local kafka instance since it is not required.
+## Release Notes
+The current version and release history of the Jpo-s3-deposit: [Jpo-s3-deposit Release Notes](<docs/Release_notes.md>)
 
 ## Note
 This has only been tested with Confluent Cloud but technically all SASL authenticated Kafka brokers can be reached using this method.
@@ -128,4 +130,4 @@ A launch.json file with some launch configurations have been included to allow d
 
 The values between braces < > are stand-in and need to be replaced by the developer. 
 
-To run the project through the launch configuration and start debugging, the developer can navigate to the Run panel (View->Run or Ctrl+Shift+D), select the configuration at the top, and click the green arrow or press F5 to begin.
\ No newline at end of file
+To run the project through the launch configuration and start debugging, the developer can navigate to the Run panel (View->Run or Ctrl+Shift+D), select the configuration at the top, and click the green arrow or press F5 to begin.
diff --git a/docs/Release_notes.md b/docs/Release_notes.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca61441
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@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+Jpo-s3-deposit Release Notes
+----------------------------
+
+Version 1.2.0, released July 5th 2023
+----------------------------------------
+
+### **Summary**
+The updates for jpo-s3-deposit 1.2.0 include CI/CD and dependency changes.
+
+Enhancements in this release:
+- The JSON version being used has been bumped to 20230227.
+- CI/CD has been added.
+
+Known Issues
+- The `run.sh` script incorrectly references the built JAR and does not work at this time. The dockerfile correctly references the built JAR, however, so this is non-critical.
+  
+Version 1.1.0, released Mar 30th 2023
+----------------------------------------
+
+### **Summary**
+The updates for jpo-s3-deposit 1.1.0 include Confluent Cloud integration, some fixes and documentation improvements.
+
+Enhancements in this release:
+- Ensured response and client objects were closed.
+-	Allowed the depositor to connect to an instance of Kafka hosted by Confluent Cloud.
+-	Added docker & dev container files.
+-	Added a simple run script.
+-	Added a launch configuration.
+-	Utilized kafka_2.11 library instead of kafka-clients library.
+-	Added a section to the README on Confluent Cloud Integration.
+-	Added sections to the README on the run script and docker-compose files.
+-	Added a section on launch configurations to the README.
+-	Updated base image to eclipse-temurin:11-jre-alphine rather than the deprecated openjdk:8-jre-alpine image.
+-	Updated the version in the pom.xml to 1.1.0 to match the version being used for release.
+
+Fixes in this release:
+-	Fixed a bug with Dockerfile not carrying the deposit group name.
+-	Swapped out bullseye version.
+-	Removed unnecessary static from AwsDepositor.java.
+
+Known Issues
+-	There are no known issues at this time.
+
+Version 1.0.1, released Mar 8th 2021
+----------------------------------------
+
+### **Summary**
+This release is to direct logging output to the console rather than a physical file.
+
+Version 1.0.0, released Oct 9th 2020
+----------------------------------------
+
+### **Summary**
+his release marks the resolution of issues #19 and #27 as well as providing compatibility with the 1.2.0 release of jpo-ode.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3fa6d4f..a1b03aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>4.12</version>
+      <version>4.13.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.kafka/kafka-clients -->