diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a259af12..5d133b37 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Getting Started
 
 + Make sure you have a [JIRA account](https://issues.apache.org/jira/).
 + Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free).
-+ If you're planning to implement a new feature it makes sense to discuss you're changes on the [dev list](https://commons.apache.org/mail-lists.html) first. This way you can make sure you're not wasting your time on something that isn't considered to be in Apache Commons CSV's scope.
++ If you're planning to implement a new feature it makes sense to discuss your changes on the [dev list](https://commons.apache.org/mail-lists.html) first. This way you can make sure you're not wasting your time on something that isn't considered to be in Apache Commons CSV's scope.
 + Submit a [Jira Ticket][jira] for your issue, assuming one does not already exist.
   + Clearly describe the issue including steps to reproduce when it is a bug.
   + Make sure you fill in the earliest version that you know has the issue.
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Additional Resources
 + [Apache Commons CSV JIRA project page][jira]
 + [Contributor License Agreement][cla]
 + [General GitHub documentation](https://help.github.com/)
-+ [GitHub pull request documentation](https://help.github.com/send-pull-requests/)
++ [GitHub pull request documentation](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/)
 + [Apache Commons Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/ApacheCommons)
 + `#apache-commons` IRC channel on `irc.freenode.net`
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68b7aa49..32385abf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@
 Apache Commons CSV
 ===================
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/commons-csv.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/commons-csv)
-[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/apache/commons-csv/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/r/apache/commons-csv)
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/commons-csv.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/commons-csv)
+[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/apache/commons-csv/badge.svg)](https://coveralls.io/r/apache/commons-csv)
 [![Maven Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.commons/commons-csv/badge.svg)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.commons/commons-csv/)
-[![License](http://img.shields.io/:license-apache-blue.svg)](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html)
+[![Javadocs](https://javadoc.io/badge/org.apache.commons/commons-csv/1.6.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.apache.commons/commons-csv/1.6)
 
 The Apache Commons CSV library provides a simple interface for reading and writing
 CSV files of various types.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Alternatively you can pull it from the central Maven repositories:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
   <artifactId>commons-csv</artifactId>
-  <version>1.5</version>
+  <version>1.6</version>
 </dependency>
 ```