diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 84f4ba016..c2aa58b5e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
-project(evio VERSION 6.0 LANGUAGES C CXX)
+project(evio VERSION 6.1.0 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
-# Build options (and defaults)
-option(C_ONLY                "SKIP building C++ library, build C only" OFF)
-option(MAKE_EXAMPLES         "Build example/test programs" OFF)
-option(USE_FILESYSTEMLIB     "Use C++17 <filesystem> instead of Boost" OFF)
-option(DISRUPTOR_FETCH       "Allow CMake to download Disruptor if not found" ON)
 # C/C++ standard and build options
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX -dbg)
 add_compile_options(-Wall)
 
+# Build options (and defaults)
+option(C_ONLY                "SKIP building C++ library, build C only" OFF)
+option(MAKE_EXAMPLES         "Build example/test programs" OFF)
+option(USE_FILESYSTEMLIB     "Use C++ <filesystem> instead of Boost" OFF)
+option(DISRUPTOR_FETCH       "Allow CMake to download Disruptor if not found" ON)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs) # find_package_handle_standard_args()
 include(CTest) 
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ if(DOXYGEN_FOUND)
 
     # Add target of "docC"
     doxygen_add_docs(docC src/libsrc COMMENT "Generating Doxygen documentation for C")
-elseif(NOT C_ONLY)
+else()
     message(WARNING "Doxygen NOT found, documentation will not be generated")
 endif()
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 375fe2c80..5e3c0bb8f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Software Library Documentation:
 
 Other Links:
 * [EVIO Event Viewer on GitHub](https://github.com/JeffersonLab/JEventViewer)
+* [pyevio: Python Based EVIO parser](https://github.com/JeffersonLab/pyevio)
 
 
 The EVIO-6 data format is closely related to the HIPO data format, following the same data
diff --git a/java/jars/jevio-6.0.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar b/java/jars/jevio-6.0.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4c8c1af5
Binary files /dev/null and b/java/jars/jevio-6.0.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar differ
diff --git a/java/jars/jevio-6.0.0.jar b/java/jars/jevio-6.0.0.jar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..317746627
Binary files /dev/null and b/java/jars/jevio-6.0.0.jar differ
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fab9020fa..dc609d951 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.jlab.coda</groupId>
   <artifactId>jevio</artifactId>
-  <version>6.0.0</version>
+  <version>6.1.0</version> <!-- JEVIO version tag -->
   <name>Jefferson Lab EVIO Java Library (JEVIO)</name>
   <description>Java library for EVIO (Event Input/Output)</description>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <!-- SOFTWARE VERSIONS USED -->
   <properties>
     <!-- Set Java version -->
-    <java.version>15</java.version> <!-- Compatibility: if Java 8 desired, put 1.8 here (not 8)   -->
+    <java.version>17</java.version> <!-- Compatibility: if Java 8 desired, put 1.8 here (not 8)   -->
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
     <!-- Dependencies (versions for jars we'll need to bring in)  -->
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
       <version>${lz4.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- LMAX Disruptor (for ring buffer concurrency) -->
+    <!-- WARNING: we're assuming it finds the java/jars folder with the JLab forked version -->
+    <!--          else it will try to download from generic maven repo and fail!  -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.lmax</groupId> 
       <artifactId>disruptor</artifactId>
@@ -58,7 +60,6 @@
 
 
 <build>
- <!-- <sourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/java</sourceDirectory> -->
   <plugins>
 
     <!-- Install disruptor jar  -->
@@ -85,33 +86,11 @@
       </executions>
     </plugin>
 
-    <!-- Add sources in non-standard folder setup -->
-    <!-- <plugin>
-      <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-      <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>3.6.0</version>
-      <executions>
-        <execution>
-          <id>add-jevio-tests</id>
-          <phase>generate-test-sources</phase>
-          <goals>
-            <goal>add-test-source</goal>
-          </goals>
-          <configuration>
-            <sources>
-              <source>etc/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/test</source>
-            </sources>
-          </configuration>
-        </execution>
-      </executions>
-    </plugin> -->
-
     <!-- Make the fat jar file -->
     <plugin>
       <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>3.6.0</version>           <!-- upgrade to latest -->
+      <version>3.6.0</version> 
       <configuration>
-        <!-- <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId> -->
         <descriptorRefs>
           <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
         </descriptorRefs>        
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/dev/EvioReadFileSimple.java b/src/main/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/dev/EvioReadFileSimple.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 87ad6b312..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/dev/EvioReadFileSimple.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2014, Jefferson Science Associates
- *
- * Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
- * Data Acquisition Group
- *
- * 12000, Jefferson Ave, Newport News, VA 23606
- * Phone : (757)-269-7100
- *
- */
-
-package org.jlab.coda.jevio.dev;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
-import org.jlab.coda.jevio.EvioException;
-import org.jlab.coda.jevio.EvioReader;
-
-public class EvioReadFileSimple {
-    
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
-        // This is a simple example of how to read an Evio file.
-        // It assumes that the Evio file is already created and contains events.
-        
-        if (args.length != 1) {
-            System.out.println("Usage: java EvioReadFileSimple <evio-file>");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        String filename = args[0]; // Replace with your Evio file name
-        
-        try {
-            EvioReader reader = new EvioReader(filename);
-            reader.addHeaderRecoveryCheck();
-
-            int evCount = reader.getEventCount();
-            System.out.println("Number of events in file: " + evCount);
-
-            reader.close();
-        } catch (EvioException | IOException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
-    }
-
-}