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+## Project status
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+As of December 2020, Easy Rules is in maintenance mode. This means only bug fixes will be addressed from now on.
+Version 4.1.x is the only supported version. Please consider upgrading to this version at your earliest convenience.
+
 ## Latest news
 
-* 17/05/2020: Version 4.0.0 is now released with a lot of new features and enhancements! Check out what's new [here](https://github.com/j-easy/easy-rules/releases).
-* 08/12/2019: Version 3.4.0 is out with a few enhancements and bug fixes. Check out the release notes [here](https://github.com/j-easy/easy-rules/releases).
+* 06/12/2020: Version 4.1 is out with a new module to support [Apache JEXL](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-jexl/) as an additional supported expression language! You can find all details about other changes in the [release notes](https://github.com/j-easy/easy-rules/releases).
 
 ## What is Easy Rules?
 
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  * POJO based development with an annotation programming model
  * Useful abstractions to define business rules and apply them easily with Java
  * The ability to create composite rules from primitive ones
- * The ability to define rules using an Expression Language (Like MVEL and SpEL)
+ * The ability to define rules using an Expression Language (Like MVEL, SpEL and JEXL)
 
 ## Example
 
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 ## Contribution
 
 You are welcome to contribute to the project with pull requests on GitHub.
+Please note that Easy Rules is in [maintenance mode](https://github.com/j-easy/easy-rules#project-status),
+which means only pull requests for bug fixes will be considered.
 
-If you find a bug or want to request a feature, please use the [issue tracker](https://github.com/j-easy/easy-rules/issues).
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-For any question, you can use [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/easy-rules) or [Gitter](https://gitter.im/j-easy/easy-rules).
+If you believe you found a bug or have any question, please use the [issue tracker](https://github.com/j-easy/easy-rules/issues).
 
 ## Awesome contributors
 
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 ## Who is using Easy Rules?
 
-* [Apache Nifi](https://nifi.apache.org) (see [Nifi EasyRules Bundle](https://github.com/apache/nifi/tree/master/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-easyrules-bundle))
-* [Open Remote](https://openremote.io) (see [build.gradle](https://github.com/openremote/openremote/blob/master/model/build.gradle#L27))
-* [Open Smart Register Platform](http://smartregister.org) (see [build.gradle](https://github.com/OpenSRP/opensrp-client-anc/blob/master/opensrp-anc/build.gradle#L205))
+* [Apache Nifi](https://nifi.apache.org) (see [Nifi EasyRules Bundle](https://github.com/apache/nifi/tree/rel/nifi-1.12.1/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-easyrules-bundle))
+* [Open Remote](https://openremote.io) (see [build.gradle](https://github.com/openremote/openremote/blob/v1.0.4/model/build.gradle#L27))
+* [Open Smart Register Platform](http://smartregister.org) (see [build.gradle](https://github.com/OpenSRP/opensrp-client-anc/blob/v1.5.0/opensrp-anc/build.gradle#L196))
 
 ## Credits