diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index f347a022..cf5555b0 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ mchange-commons-java.dist.dir=lib
 # is intended to be built are shown below. usually you should leave 
 # these alone.
 #
-mchange-commons-java.version=0.2.13-SNAPSHOT
+mchange-commons-java.version=0.2.15
 mchange-commons-java.jar.file.name=mchange-commons-java-${mchange-commons-java.version}.jar
 mchange-commons-java.jar.file=${mchange-commons-java.dist.dir}/${mchange-commons-java.jar.file.name}
 mchange-commons-java.sources.jar.file=${mchange-commons-java.dist.dir}/mchange-commons-java-${mchange-commons-java.version}-sources.jar
 
 
-# we compile against jdk 1.7, but output jdk 1.6 compatible classfiles.
+# we compile against jdk 1.8, but output jdk 1.6 compatible classfiles.
 jvm.target.version=1.6
 
 # >> DEBUGGING AND TRACING <<
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 4b86f7fc..976ee677 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
   <property file="../settings/build-c3p0.properties" />
   <property file="build.properties" />
 
-  <property name="c3p0.version" value="0.9.6-pre1" />
+  <property name="c3p0.version" value="0.9.5.3" />
 
-  <property name="c3p0.copyright.year" value="2015" />
+  <property name="c3p0.copyright.year" value="2019" />
 
   <property name="c3p0.name"    value="c3p0-${c3p0.version}" />