diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75a5d37a1..2536343ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ JSON in Java [package org.json]
 [![CodeQL](https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
 [![javadoc](https://javadoc.io/badge2/org.json/json/javadoc.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.json/json)
 
-**[Click here if you just want the latest release jar file.](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/json/json/20260719/json-20260719.jar)**
+**[Click here if you just want the latest release jar file.](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/json/json/20260814/json-20260814.jar)**
 
 
 # Overview
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f9251816c..74ecd49a4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 // To view the report open build/reports/jacoco/test/html/index.html
+// Note: disable jacocoTestReport and test blocks, and the jacoco plugin if it interferes with stepping in the debugger
 jacocoTestReport {
     reports {
         html.required = true
@@ -31,6 +32,13 @@ test {
     finalizedBy jacocoTestReport
 }
 
+// enable logging to stdout during test
+tasks.withType(Test) {
+    testLogging {
+        showStandardStreams = true
+    }
+}
+
 dependencies {
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
     testImplementation 'com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.9.0'
@@ -42,7 +50,7 @@ subprojects {
 }
 
 group = 'org.json'
-version = 'v20260719-SNAPSHOT'
+version = 'v20260814-SNAPSHOT'
 description = 'JSON in Java'
 sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
 
diff --git a/docs/RELEASES.md b/docs/RELEASES.md
index 43edf3ae5..e233a5749 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASES.md
+++ b/docs/RELEASES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ and artifactId "json". For example:
 [https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:org.json%20AND%20a:json&core=gav](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:org.json%20AND%20a:json&core=gav)
 
 ~~~
+20260814    Fixes XML.unescape whitespace handling
+
 20260719    Fixes CVE-2026-59171 very large BigInteger, BigDecimal
 
 20260522    Publish key data, recent commits for minor fixes
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d5fb42ddc..127f9c017 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.json</groupId>
     <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-    <version>20260719</version>
+    <version>20260814</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>JSON in Java</name>
@@ -46,20 +46,6 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
 
-
-    <distributionManagement>
-        <repository>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
-            <name>Central Repository OSSRH</name>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-        </repository>
-        <snapshotRepository>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-        </snapshotRepository>
-    </distributionManagement>
-
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -158,17 +144,7 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.3</version>
-                <extensions>true</extensions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                    <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
+
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.moditect</groupId>
                 <artifactId>moditect-maven-plugin</artifactId>