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 <h1>International Components for Unicode for Java (ICU4J)</h1>
-<h2>Read Me for ICU4J 54 Release Candidate</h2>
-(Last Update: 2014-Sep-16)
+<h2>Read Me for ICU4J 54.1</h2>
+(Last Update: 2014-Sep-26)
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 <p>
-<!-- <b>Note:</b> This is major release of ICU4J. It contains bug fixes and adds implementations
-of inherited API and introduces new API or functionality. -->
+<b>Note:</b> This is major release of ICU4J. It contains bug fixes and adds implementations
+of inherited API and introduces new API or functionality.
 <!-- <b>Note:</b> This is a development release of ICU4J 54.
 The contents of this document may not reflect the recent changes done
 for ICU 54 development. This milestone is intended for those wishing
 to get an early look at ICU4J 54 new features and API changes. It is not
 recommended for production use. -->
-<b>Note:</b> This is a release candidate of ICU4J 54.
+<!-- <b>Note:</b> This is a release candidate of ICU4J 54.
 The contents of this document may not reflect the recent changes done
 for ICU 54 development. This release candiate is intended for those
 wishing to verify ICU 54 integration before final release. It is not
-recommended for production use.
+recommended for production use. -->
 </p>
 <p>For the most recent release, see the <a
  href="http://www.icu-project.org/download/"> ICU4J
@@ -806,10 +806,13 @@
  href="http://www.icu-project.org/docs/eclipse_howto/eclipse_howto.html">
 how to configure Eclipse</a> to build and develop ICU4J on Eclipse IDE.</p>
 
-<p><b>Note: </b>To install and configure ICU4J Locale Service Provider, please refer the user guide
+<p><b>Note:</b> To install and configure ICU4J Locale Service Provider, please refer the user guide
 page <a href="http://userguide.icu-project.org/icu4j-locale-service-provider">ICU4J Locale
 Service Provider</a>.</p>
 
+<p><b>Note:</b> ICU4J 54.1 does not support JDK 8 javadoc tool yet. The build targets "doc" and
+"docs" will fail when JDK 8 javadoc tool is used.</p>
+
 <h2 class="doc"><a name="HowToModularize"></a>How to modularize ICU4J</h2>
 <p>Some clients may not wish to ship all of ICU4J with their
 application, since the application might only use a small part of ICU4J.
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 </ol>
 
 <h2 class="doc"><a name="timezone"></a>About ICU4J Time Zone</h2>
-<p>ICU4J 54 RC includes time zone data version 2014g, which is the latest one as of
+<p>ICU4J 54 RC includes time zone data version 2014h, which is the latest one as of
 the release date. However, time zone data is frequently updated in response
 to changes made by local governments around the world.  If you need to update
 the time zone data, please refer the ICU user guide topic