diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e5fa9460..7141d8af5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ EPUBCheck
EPUBCheck is a tool to validate the conformance of EPUB publications against the EPUB specifications.
EPUBCheck can be run as a standalone command-line tool or used as a Java library.
-EPUBCheck is open source software, maintained by the [DAISY Consortium](http://www.daisy.org) on behalf of the [W3C](https://www.w3.org/publishing/epubcheck_fundraising).
+EPUBCheck is open source software, maintained by the [DAISY Consortium](http://www.daisy.org) on behalf of [W3C](https://www.w3.org/publishing/epubcheck_fundraising).
**We Need Your Support!!**
@@ -78,17 +78,15 @@ $ docker run - --rm -v /home/username:/data epubcheck file.epub --json output.js
## Credits
-Most of the EPUBCheck functionality comes from the schema validation tool [Jing](http://www.thaiopensource.com/relaxng/jing.html) and schemas that were developed by [IDPF](http://www.idpf.org/) and [DAISY](http://www.daisy.org/). Initial EPUBCheck development was largely done at [Adobe Systems](http://www.adobe.com/).
+EPUBCheck v5.0.0 was developed by [the DAISY Consortium](https://www.daisy.org/), on behalf of W3C.
-Initial (pre 2012) authors and contributors to EPUBCheck include: Peter Sorotokin, Garth Conboy, Markus Gylling, Piotr Kula, Paul Norton, Jessica Hekman, Liza Daly, George Bina, Bogdan Iordache, Ionut-Maxim Margelatu
+Initial EPUBCheck development was largely done at [Adobe](https://www.adobe.com/).
+A significant part of EPUBCheck functionality comes from the schema validation tool [Jing](https://relaxng.org/jclark/jing.html), used with schemas from the [Nu HTML Checker](https://validator.github.io/validator/), [IDPF](https://idpf.org), and [DAISY](https://www.daisy.org/).
-EPUBCheck 4.0 was largely developed by
-* [DAISY](http://www.daisy.org/), namely: Romain Deltour, Markus Gylling
-* [Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com), namely: Steve Antoch, Arwen Pond
+Past and present EPUBCheck developers include:
+Romain Deltour, Matt Garrish, Tobias Fischer, Markus Gylling, Steve Antoch, Peter Sorotokin, Thomas Ledoux, Masayoshi Takahashi, Paul Norton, Piotr Kula, Arwen Pond, Liza Daly, Garth Conboy, and [several others](https://github.com/w3c/epubcheck/graphs/contributors).
-Regular contributors between 2012 and 2017 include: Romain Deltour, Tobias Fischer, Markus Gylling, Satoshi KOJIMA, Thomas Ledoux, Masayoshi Takahashi
-
-Many thanks are also extended to the numerous people who have contributed to the evolution of EPUBCheck through bug reports and patches!
+Many thanks to the numerous people who have contributed to the evolution of EPUBCheck through bug reports, pull requests, and translations!
## Donators
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f6b47995..9764b0ee4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,97 +33,11 @@
- Peter Sorotokin
- sorotokin
- sorotokin@gmail.com
- http://www.adobe.com
- Adobe Systems Inc.
-
-
- Garth Conboy
- garthconboy
- garth@google.com
-
-
- Markus Gylling
- markus.gylling
- markus.gylling@gmail.com
-
-
- Piotr Kula
- PiotrFKula
- PiotrFKula@gmail.com
-
-
- Paul Norton
- cold.geek
- cold.geek@gmail.com
-
-
- Liza Daly
- liza31337
- liza31337@gmail.com
-
-
- Jessica Hekman
- sorotokin
- sorotokin@gmail.com
-
-
- George Bina
- georgebina76
- georgebina76@gmail.com
-
-
- Bogdan Iordache
- biordach
- biordach@gmail.com
- http://www.adobe.com
- Adobe Systems Inc.
-
-
- Ionut-Maxim Margelatu
- ionut.margelatu
- ionut.margelatu@gmail.com
- http://www.adobe.com
- Adobe Systems Inc.
-
-
- Romain Deltour
- rdeltour
- rdeltour@gmail.com
-
-
- Thomas Ledoux
- tledoux
- tledouxfr@gmail.com
-
-
- Tobias Fischer
- tofi86
- tobias.carl.fischer@gmail.com
-
-
- Steve Antoch
- santoch
- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
- santoch6@gmail.com
-
-
- Arwen Pond
- apond
- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
- arwenpond@hotmail.com
-
-
- Masayoshi Takahashi
- takahashim
- maki@rubycolor.org
-
-
- Satoshi KOJIMA
- skoji
- skoji@mac.com
+ DAISY Consortium
+ daisy
+ contact-us@daisy.org
+ https://daisy.org
+ DAISY Consortium
diff --git a/src/main/assembly/README-dist.txt b/src/main/assembly/README-dist.txt
index d1e20d52e..870e022b1 100644
--- a/src/main/assembly/README-dist.txt
+++ b/src/main/assembly/README-dist.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ the EPUB specifications. EPUBCheck can be run as a standalone command-line tool
or used as a Java library.
EPUBCheck is open source software, maintained by the DAISY Consortium on behalf
-of the W3C.
+of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
EPUBCheck project home: https://github.com/w3c/epubcheck
@@ -54,52 +54,16 @@ file THIRD-PARTY.txt
AUTHORS / CONTRIBUTORS
----------------------
-This distribution of EPUBCheck was made by the DAISY Consortium, for the W3C.
-
-Previous contributors include:
-
-- Alberto Pettarin
-- Alexander Walters
-- Andrew Neitsch
-- Arwen Pond
-- Bobby Tung
-- Bogdan Iordache
-- Dave Cramer
-- dilbirligi
-- Emiliano Molina
-- Elisa Molinari (Fondazione LIA)
-- Francisco Sanchez
-- Garth Conboy
-- George Bina
-- Gregorio Pellegrino (Fondazione LIA)
-- Ionut-Maxim Margelatu
-- Jessica Hekman
-- Jostein Austvik Jacobsen
-- Liza Daly
-- Marianne Gulstad (Publizon)
-- Markus Gylling
-- Martin Kraetke
-- Masayoshi Takahashi
-- Matt Garrish
-- Merijn de Haen
-- MURATA Makoto
-- Paul Norton
-- Peter Sorotokin
-- Piotr Kula
-- Romain Deltour
-- Satoshi KOJIMA
-- Stephan Kreutzer
-- Steve Antoch
-- Thiago de Oliveira Pereira
-- Thomas Ledoux
-- Tobias Fischer
-- Tomohiko Hayashi
-- Tzviya Siegman
-- Vincent Gros
-- Woongyoung Park
-
-
-Most of the EPUBCheck functionality comes from the schema validation tool Jing
-and schemas that were developed by IDPF and DAISY. Initial EPUBCheck development
-was largely done at Adobe Systems. EPUBCheck 4.0 was largely developed by
-DAISY and Barnes & Noble.
+This distribution of EPUBCheck was made by the DAISY Consortium, for W3C.
+
+Initial EPUBCheck development was largely done at Adobe. A significant part of
+EPUBCheck functionality comes from the schema validation tool Jing, used with
+schemas from the Nu HTML Checker, IDPF, and DAISY.
+
+Past and present EPUBCheck developers include: Romain Deltour, Matt Garrish,
+Tobias Fischer, Markus Gylling, Steve Antoch, Peter Sorotokin, Thomas Ledoux,
+Masayoshi Takahashi, Paul Norton, Piotr Kula, Arwen Pond, Liza Daly, Garth
+Conboy, and several others: https://github.com/w3c/epubcheck/graphs/contributors
+
+Many thanks to the numerous people who have contributed to the evolution of
+EPUBCheck through bug reports, pull requests, and translations!