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 1. [Project Management](#project-management)
 1. [Confluent Cloud Integration](#confluent-cloud-integration)
 
-# Release Notes
-
-- ODE-537/581/584/585/586/537: ASN.1 codec module development and integration. 
+## Release Notes
+The current version and release history of the asn1_codec: [asn1_codec Release Notes](<docs/Release_notes.md>)
 
 # Getting Involved
 
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 There is a provided docker-compose file (docker-compose-confluent-cloud.yml) that passes the above environment variables into the container that gets created. Further, this file doesn't spin up a local kafka instance since it is not required.
 
 ## Note
-This has only been tested with Confluent Cloud but technically all SASL authenticated Kafka brokers can be reached using this method.
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+This has only been tested with Confluent Cloud but technically all SASL authenticated Kafka brokers can be reached using this method.
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+asn1_codec Release Notes
+----------------------------
+
+Version 1.4.0, released July 5th 2023
+----------------------------------------
+
+### **Summary**
+The release of asn1_codec version 1.4.0 focuses on making improvements to the logging system. The following changes have been made:
+
+Enhancements in this release:
+- Implemented modifications to ensure that log setup errors are flushed immediately.
+- Added some files to the `.gitignore` file to exclude them from version control.
+- Added an existence check for the build folder before deleting it in `build_local.sh` script.
+  
+Fixes in this release:
+- Minimized the reliance on standard output throughout the code.
+- Reviewed the log levels for each log statement and adjusted as needed.
+
+Known Issues:
+- The do_kafka_test.sh script in the project's root directory is currently not running successfully. The issue is being investigated and will be addressed in a future update.
+- According to Valgrind, a minor memory leak has been detected. The development team is aware of this and is actively working on resolving it.
+
+Version 1.3.0, released Mar 30th 2023
+----------------------------------------
+
+### **Summary**
+The updates for asn1_codec 1.0.0 include Confluent Cloud integration, some fixes (including a memory leak fix), logging modifications and documentation improvements.
+
+Enhancements in this release:
+- Created and utilized the AcmLogger class.
+-	Added a method to initialize project submodules to the build_local.sh script.
+-	Added asn1 reset to allow build.
+-	Simplified logging solution & added log level environment variable to the project.
+-	Set proper security protocol.
+-	Altered group.id in some properties files.
+-	Improved how env vars are retrieved in acm.cpp.
+-	Altered acm.error.template property in some files.
+-	Updated partition fetch size.
+-	Updated descriptor.
+-	Modified dockerfiles and cleaned up acm.cpp a bit.
+-	Added a note about SASL.
+-	Added a section to the README on CC integration.
+-	Swapped to using librdkafka package instead of including it as a submodule.
+-	Added build script.
+-	Added better descriptors and test call.
+
+Fixes in this release:
+-	Fixed bug with consumer_ptr.
+-	Fixed a memory leak occurring due to a metadata pointer not getting freed.
+-	Reorganized some code for readability purposes.
+-	Allowed the project to work with an instance of kafka hosted by Confluent Cloud.
+-	Commented out asn1.kafka.partition property in some properties files.
+
+Known Issues
+-	The do_kafka_test.sh script in the root directory of the project does not run successfully at this time.
+-	There is a potential minor memory leak, according to Valgrind.