diff --git a/logback-access/pom.xml b/logback-access/pom.xml
index e532ab85eb..514dbc261c 100755
--- a/logback-access/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-access/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
     <artifactId>logback-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-alpha5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>logback-access</artifactId>
diff --git a/logback-classic/.gitignore b/logback-classic/.gitignore
index 00cf4f4a88..63a7430722 100644
--- a/logback-classic/.gitignore
+++ b/logback-classic/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 bundle/
 lib/
-felix-cache/
\ No newline at end of file
+felix-cache/
+bin/
diff --git a/logback-classic/pom.xml b/logback-classic/pom.xml
index c8abf978d8..1f7e5f76a0 100755
--- a/logback-classic/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-classic/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
     <artifactId>logback-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-alpha5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
diff --git a/logback-core/pom.xml b/logback-core/pom.xml
index d61045396f..eecfb462fc 100755
--- a/logback-core/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-core/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
     <artifactId>logback-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-alpha5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/logback-examples/pom.xml b/logback-examples/pom.xml
index 62d7ccab93..68a3ba386e 100755
--- a/logback-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-examples/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
     <artifactId>logback-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-alpha5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>logback-examples</artifactId>
diff --git a/logback-site/pom.xml b/logback-site/pom.xml
index 49ec9687b9..5aa0dde3f7 100755
--- a/logback-site/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-site/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
     <artifactId>logback-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.3.0-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-alpha5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>logback-site</artifactId>
diff --git a/logback-site/src/site/pages/download.html b/logback-site/src/site/pages/download.html
index dc50afbfcb..06028c9f40 100755
--- a/logback-site/src/site/pages/download.html
+++ b/logback-site/src/site/pages/download.html
@@ -23,56 +23,25 @@
       <script type="text/javascript" src="templates/right.js" ></script>
     </div>
 
-    <div id="popupContents">
-      <p style="font-size: large; padding-bottom: 5px; ">Would you like to subscribe to the
-      QOS.CH announcements mailing list?</p>
-
-
-      <p>The list is reserved for announcements related to QOS.CH
-      projects such as cal10n, logback, mistletoe and SLF4J.</p>
-      <br/>
-      <table width="100%">
-        <tr>
-          <td><a class="popupLink" id="announce">Yes, I'd like to subscribe.</a></td>
-          <td><a class="popupLink" id="popupContentsClose">No, thanks.</a></td>
-        </tr>
-      </table>
-    </div>
-    <div id="backgroundPopup"></div>
-
-
     <div id="content">
 	
-      <h2>Latest STABLE version</h2>
-
-      <p>Download logback version 1.2.3 including <i>full source code</i>,
-      class files and documentation in ZIP or TAR.GZ format: </p>
-      
-      <ul>
-        <li><a href="dist/logback-1.2.3.zip">logback-1.2.3.zip</a></li>
-        <li><a href="dist/logback-1.2.3.tar.gz">logback-1.2.3.tar.gz</a></li>
-		  </ul>
+    <h2>Latest STABLE version</h2>
 
-      <h2>EXPERIMENTAL version compatible with SLF4J 1.8.x (Jigsaw/Java9 modular)</h2>
+    <p>The latest stable logback is version
+    ${latest.stable.version}. </p>
+    
+    <h2>EXPERIMENTAL/UNSTABLE requiring SLF4J version 2.0.x</h2>
+    
+    <p>The current actively developped version is ${project.version}.</p>
 
-      <p>Download logback version ${project.version} including <i>full source code</i>,
-      class files and documentation in ZIP or TAR.GZ format: </p>
+    <h2>Binaries in Maven central</h2>
+    
+    <p>Logback artifacts such as <em>.jar</em>, <em>.sources.jar</em>
+    and <em>javadoc.jar</em> files can be downloaded from <a
+    href="http://repo2.maven.org/maven2/ch/qos/logback">Maven
+    central</a> under the <code>ch.qos.logback</code> groupId.</p>
+     
 
-		  <p>Logback modules are available as downloads including full
-		    source code, class files and documentation.
-		  </p>
-      
-		  <ul>
-        <li><a href="dist/logback-${project.version}.zip">logback-${project.version}.zip</a></li>
-        <li><a href="dist/logback-${project.version}.tar.gz">logback-${project.version}.tar.gz</a></li>
-		  </ul>
-		
-		
-    <p>If you wish to download an older version of logback, please
-    refer to the <a href="http://logback.qos.ch/dist/">distributions
-    directory</a>.</p>
-   
-   
     <h3>logback-beagle: an Eclipse plug-in for viewing logs</h3>
    
     <p><a href="beagle/index.html"><img style="float:left;
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 49851839a5..a0850aad60 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
   <artifactId>logback-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.3.0-alpha5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.3.0-alpha5</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Logback-Parent</name>
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
   </licenses>
 
   <scm>
-    <url>https://github.com/ceki/logback</url>
-    <connection>git@github.com:ceki/logback.git</connection>
+    <url>https://github.com/qos-ch/logback</url>
+    <connection>scm:git@github.com:qos-ch/logback.git</connection>
   </scm>
 
   <modules>
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
   </modules>
 
   <properties>
+    <latest.stable.version>1.2.3</latest.stable.version>
     <jdk.version>8</jdk.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>${jdk.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${jdk.version}</maven.compiler.target>
@@ -56,9 +57,9 @@
     <javax.mail.version>1.6.2</javax.mail.version>
     <janino.version>3.0.6</janino.version>
     <!-- slf4j.version property is used below, in
-         logback-classic/pom.xml and in setClasspath.cmd 
+         logback-classic/pom.xml, /logback-examples/src/main/resources/setClasspath.cmd, download.htnl
     -->    
-    <slf4j.version>2.0.0-alpha1-SNAPSHOT</slf4j.version>
+    <slf4j.version>2.0.0-alpha1</slf4j.version>
     <cal10n.version>0.8.1</cal10n.version>
     <consolePlugin.version>1.1.0</consolePlugin.version>
     <!--<tomcat.version>7.0.59</tomcat.version>-->
@@ -67,10 +68,10 @@
     <!--<jetty.version>9.2.9.v20150224</jetty.version>-->
     <compiler-plugin.version>3.8.0</compiler-plugin.version> <!-- 3.6.1, 3.7.0 -->
     <jansi.version>1.17</jansi.version>
-    <javadoc.plugin.version>2.10.4</javadoc.plugin.version>
+    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
     <!--<javadoc.plugin.version>3.0.0</javadoc.plugin.version>-->
 
-    <site-plugin.version>3.6</site-plugin.version>
+    <site-plugin.version>3.7.1</site-plugin.version>
     <cobertura.maven.plugin.version>2.7</cobertura.maven.plugin.version>
     <license-plugin.version>3.0</license-plugin.version>
   </properties>
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${javadoc.plugin.version}</version>
+          <version>${maven-javadoc-plugin.version}</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -398,20 +399,6 @@
         </executions>
       </plugin>
 
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <descriptors>
-            <descriptor>src/main/assembly/dist.xml</descriptor>
-          </descriptors>
-          <finalName>logback-${project.version}</finalName>
-          <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
-          <outputDirectory>target/site/dist/</outputDirectory>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -453,7 +440,9 @@
                 <aggregate>true</aggregate>
                 <linkJavadoc>true</linkJavadoc>
                 <linksource>true</linksource>
-                <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>
+                <additionalOptions>
+                  <additionalOption>-Xdoclint:none</additionalOption>
+                </additionalOptions>
                 <sourceFileExcludes>
                   <sourceFileExclude>**/module-info.java</sourceFileExclude>
                 </sourceFileExcludes>
@@ -575,7 +564,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>${javadoc.plugin.version}</version>
+            <version>2.10.4</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -585,6 +574,7 @@
               </execution>            
             </executions>
             <configuration>
+              <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>
               <sourceFileExcludes>
                 <sourceFileExclude>**/module-info.java</sourceFileExclude>
               </sourceFileExcludes>
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 436efbe375..34e5f6bf68 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mvn animal-sniffer:check
 mvn site:site
 
 #mvn javadoc:jar
-mvn assembly:single
+#mvn assembly:single
 mvn deploy -P javadocjar,sign-artifacts -Dgpg.passphrase=passwd
 
 #uncomment diffie-hellman support in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
diff --git a/src/main/assembly/dist.xml b/src/main/assembly/dist.xml
deleted file mode 100755
index 507e9fffb9..0000000000
--- a/src/main/assembly/dist.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,230 +0,0 @@
-<assembly>
-	<id>dist</id>
-	<formats>
-		<format>zip</format>
-		<format>tar.gz</format>
-	</formats>
-	<fileSets>
-		<!-- Module POMs -->
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-core/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-core/</outputDirectory>
-			<includes>
-				<include>
-					pom.xml
-				</include>
-			</includes>
-			<excludes>
-				<exclude>*.bak</exclude>
-			</excludes>
-		</fileSet>
-    <fileSet>
-      <directory>logback-classic/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-classic/</outputDirectory>
-			<includes>
-				<include>pom.xml</include>
-				<include>osgi-build.xml</include>
-				<include>integration.xml</include>
-			</includes>
-			<excludes>
-				<exclude>*.bak</exclude>
-			</excludes>
-		</fileSet>
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-access/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-access/</outputDirectory>
-			<includes>
-				<include>
-					pom.xml
-				</include>
-			</includes>
-			<excludes>
-				<exclude>*.bak</exclude>
-			</excludes>
-		</fileSet>
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-examples/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-examples/</outputDirectory>
-			<includes>
-				<include>
-					pom.xml
-				</include>
-			</includes>
-			<excludes>
-				<exclude>*.bak</exclude>
-			</excludes>
-		</fileSet>
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-site/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-site/</outputDirectory>
-			<includes>
-				<include>
-					pom.xml
-				</include>
-			</includes>
-			<excludes>
-				<exclude>*.bak</exclude>
-			</excludes>
-		</fileSet>
-    <!--
-    <fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-bom/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-bom/</outputDirectory>
-			<includes>
-				<include>
-					pom.xml
-				</include>
-			</includes>
-		</fileSet>
-    -->
-		<!-- Module Source directories -->
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-core/src/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-core/src/</outputDirectory>
-			<excludes>
-				<exclude>
-					test/output/
-				</exclude>
-			</excludes>
-		</fileSet>
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-classic/src/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-classic/src/</outputDirectory>
-		</fileSet>
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-access/src/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-access/src/</outputDirectory>
-		</fileSet>
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-examples/src/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-examples/src/</outputDirectory>
-			<excludes>
-				<exclude>
-					main/resources/
-				</exclude>
-			</excludes>
-		</fileSet>
-		<!--fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-examples/src/main/resources</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-examples/</outputDirectory>
-		</fileSet -->
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-site/src/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-site/src/</outputDirectory>
-		</fileSet>
-		<!-- We also include the classes of the examples module -->
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-examples/target/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-examples/</outputDirectory>
-      <includes>
-				<include>logback-examples-${project.version}.jar</include>
-      </includes>
-		</fileSet>
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-examples/lib/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-examples/lib</outputDirectory>
-		</fileSet>
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-examples/target/classes</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>logback-examples/</outputDirectory>
-      <includes>
-				<include>setClasspath.sh</include>
-				<include>setClasspath.cmd</include>
-      </includes>
-		</fileSet>
- 		
-		<!-- Module JARs -->
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-core/target/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>./</outputDirectory>
-			<includes>
-				<include>logback-core-${project.version}.jar</include>
-			</includes>
-		</fileSet>
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-classic/target/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>./</outputDirectory>
-			<includes>
-				<include>logback-classic-${project.version}.jar</include>
-			</includes>
-		</fileSet>		
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-access/target/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>./</outputDirectory>
-			<includes>
-				<include>logback-access-${project.version}.jar</include>
-			</includes>
-		</fileSet>		
-		<!-- Module Source JARs -->
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-core/target/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>./</outputDirectory>
-			<includes>
-				<include>logback-core-${project.version}-sources.jar</include>
-			</includes>
-		</fileSet>
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-classic/target/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>./</outputDirectory>
-			<includes>
-				<include>logback-classic-${project.version}-sources.jar</include>
-			</includes>
-		</fileSet>		
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>logback-access/target/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>./</outputDirectory>
-			<includes>
-				<include>logback-access-${project.version}-sources.jar</include>
-			</includes>
-		</fileSet>	
-
-				 
-		<!-- Website -->
-		<fileSet>
-			<directory>target/site</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>docs/</outputDirectory>
-      <excludes>
-        <exclude>dist/*</exclude>
-        <exclude>**/apidocs/**</exclude>
-        <exclude>**/testapidocs/**</exclude>
-        <exclude>**/xref/**</exclude>
-        <exclude>**/xref-test/**</exclude>
-      </excludes>
-		</fileSet>
-		
-		<!-- Parent files -->
-		<fileSet>
-			<includes>
-				<include>src/</include>
-				<include>README*</include>
-				<include>LICENSE*</include>
-				<include>pom.xml</include>
-			</includes>
-			<excludes>
-				<exclude>*.bak</exclude>
-			</excludes>
-		</fileSet>
-	</fileSets>
-	
-	<!--
-	<dependencySets>
-		<dependencySet>
-			<outputDirectory>/lib</outputDirectory>
-			<unpack>false</unpack>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-			<excludes>
-
-					There is little documentation on this format.
-					It is of the form of DefaultArtifact.getDependencyConflictId()
-					which is <groupId>:<artifactId>:<type>:<classifier>
-					or we can use the short form (hard coded into assembly) of
-					<groupId>:<artifactId>
-					This is a String equality match not a pattern match.
-				
-				<exclude>ch.qos.logback:logback-core</exclude>
-				
-			</excludes>
-		</dependencySet>
-	</dependencySets>
-	-->
-</assembly>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/clas/signed-clas.txt b/src/main/clas/signed-clas.txt
index 1d4ed7e46a..a24c1cb88b 100755
--- a/src/main/clas/signed-clas.txt
+++ b/src/main/clas/signed-clas.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Jan Engehausen           ZH, Switzerland       2017-07-07
 Christian Lorenz         Berlin, Germany       2017-11-28
 Federico Fissore         Reano, Italy          2019-02-18
 Wessel van Norel         Netherlands           2019-08-12
+Alexandre Dutra          France                2019-10-10
 
 Justification for CLAs
 ----------------------