diff --git a/lib/java/gradle.properties b/lib/java/gradle.properties
index 4955b4c..58ca5f8 100644
--- a/lib/java/gradle.properties
+++ b/lib/java/gradle.properties
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # the properties to minimize the changes in the dependencies.
 thrift.version=0.12.0
 thrift.groupid=org.apache.thrift
-release=true
+release=false
 
 # Local Install paths
 install.path=/usr/local/lib
@@ -25,9 +25,19 @@
 maven-repository-id=apache.releases.https
 
 # Dependency versions
-httpclient.version=4.4.1
+httpclient.version=4.5.6
 httpcore.version=4.4.1
-slf4j.version=1.7.12
+slf4j.version=1.7.25
 servlet.version=2.5
 junit.version=4.12
 mockito.version=1.9.5
+
+# Signing key information for artifacts PGP signature (values are examples)
+# signing.keyId=ABCD0123
+# signing.password=signingPassword
+# signing.secretKeyRingFile=/root/.gnupg/secring.gpg
+
+# Apache Maven staging repository user credentials
+# mavenUser=mavenUser
+# mavenPassword=mySuperSecretPassword
+