It looks like the lingering issues from the Jackson work has been resolved, by HBASE-23015. Unless someone beats me to it I plan to try and release 1.5.0 next week. If you have any work pending that targets this version, there are only a few days left to get it in before the next RC is cut.
-- Best regards, Andrew Words like orphans lost among the crosstalk, meaning torn from truth's decrepit hands - A23, Crosstalk
