diff --git a/Java/scripts/filelist b/Java/scripts/filelist
index a83fc3d..455d98e 100644
--- a/Java/scripts/filelist
+++ b/Java/scripts/filelist
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ build.sh
 clean.sh
 commit.sh
 jar.sh
+release.sh
 update.sh
 version_info
diff --git a/Java/scripts/jar.sh b/Java/scripts/jar.sh
index 0429513..e9904f9 100755
--- a/Java/scripts/jar.sh
+++ b/Java/scripts/jar.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ rm -Rf bin/*
 javac -source ${SOURCE_VERSION} -target ${TARGET_VERSION} -Xlint:unchecked -cp ${CLASS_PATH} -d ${OUT_DIR} ${PROJECT_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}.java
 printf "\n\n\nGenerating Manifest...\n\n"
 touch manifest
-echo "Main-Class: ${MAIN_CLASS}" >> manifest
+echo "Main-Class: ${MAIN_CLASS}" > manifest
 printf "\n\n\nCreating Jar...\n\n"
 ORIGINAL_LOC=$(pwd)
 cd ${OUT_DIR}
diff --git a/Java/scripts/md5 b/Java/scripts/md5
index bb150cd..7439c4b 100644
--- a/Java/scripts/md5
+++ b/Java/scripts/md5
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 build.sh:293285766098a4e3d4d708e58a69de82  -
 clean.sh:668a2f9b568c55f6a044a509315032f6  -
 commit.sh:5e4448db9ad48e72ec3a1ff4f5763b41  -
-jar.sh:95faf6377e8d9e2f486bdd0860f604f0  -
+jar.sh:2f59229fcaf02779bfaa43144f3be66f  -
+release.sh:b1b62203411b18d0fec1db3dc2e5a061  -
 update.sh:3be721658983183efa395984acd96b03  -
diff --git a/Java/scripts/release.sh b/Java/scripts/release.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f7389c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Java/scripts/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#Creates a zip file containing all project contents.
+#Java
+source ${LANGUAGE}/scripts/version_info
+TARGET_FILE="${PROJECT_NAME}_${RELEASE_VERSION}.zip"
+FILES=$(cat ${LANGUAGE}/scripts/.package.files) 
+echo "Creating Package $TARGET_FILE..."
+for f in $FILES
+do 
+    zip -ur $TARGET_FILE $f
+done
+echo "Complete!"
+echo ""
+echo ""
+echo ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Java/scripts/version_info b/Java/scripts/version_info
index 7c8f21c..719f74f 100644
--- a/Java/scripts/version_info
+++ b/Java/scripts/version_info
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export SOURCE_VERSION="8"
-export TARGET_VERSION="8"
\ No newline at end of file
+export TARGET_VERSION="8"
+export RELEASE_VERSION="0.0a"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/define.sh b/utils/define.sh
index 1dc7f41..214fc50 100755
--- a/utils/define.sh
+++ b/utils/define.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function define() {
   eval export "$1"='$value'
 }
 
-if [[ $(pwd) != *"SigScript" && $AUTO_UPDATE = "true" ]]; then
+if [[ $(pwd) != *"SigScript" && $AUTO_UPDATE = "true" && $1 != "update" ]]; then
   source utils/search.sh
 
   find . -type f -name md5 -delete
diff --git a/utils/main.sh b/utils/main.sh
index 62ec20d..d299d6b 100644
--- a/utils/main.sh
+++ b/utils/main.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if [ -z "$1" ]
     FILES=$(ls -1A ./$LANGUAGE/scripts 2>/dev/null | sed -e 's/\.sh$//' | sed -e 's/^/    /')
     for f in $FILES
     do
-      if [ $f != "md5" ] && [ $f != "version_info" ] && [ $f != "filelist" ]; then
+      if [ -f "./$LANGUAGE/scripts/$f.sh" ]; then
         DESC="$(head -n1 ./$LANGUAGE/scripts/$f.sh)"
         printf "\n\t%-15s%-65s" $f "${DESC:1}"
       fi
diff --git a/utils/md5 b/utils/md5
index 2f738cd..baa339d 100644
--- a/utils/md5
+++ b/utils/md5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-define.sh:cf246587e7509edd9283cb8e8e4b26cf  -
-main.sh:afdc55cbdd992bf2a7e21ed79a773d8f  -
-search.sh:248d94cca6eeb92c384e9c49c9d0f4a9  -
+define.sh:3ecab0dffe2adfb950f3eb7c7061b750  -
+main.sh:d3d1bd0b56d8114eb7479964227f8576  -
+search.sh:81d08f5ff48e8a44b5f68387d426da05  -
 .updateDirectories:0ede00461e947494545e694040787b3f  -
diff --git a/utils/search.sh b/utils/search.sh
index 7342b97..99a69b3 100644
--- a/utils/search.sh
+++ b/utils/search.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function search() {
             search $1$g/
         else 
             echo "$1$g is a file"
-            if [ $g != "md5" ] && [ $g != "filelist" ]; then
+            if [ $g != "md5" ] && [ $g != "filelist" ] && [ $g != ".package.files" ]; then
                 if [ $g != ".coauthors" ] && [ $g != "version_info" ]; then
                     SUM=$(md5sum < $1$g)
                     echo "$g:$SUM" >> $1md5
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function check() {
                 IFS=':' read -ra split <<< $line
                 g="${split[0]}"
                 echo "LINE -- $g" 
-                if [ "$g" != "md5" ] && [ "$g" != "filelist" ]; then
+                if [ "$g" != "md5" ] && [ "$g" != "filelist" ] && [ "$g" != ".package.files" ]; then
                     if [ -f $1$g ];
                     then
                         if [ "$g" != ".coauthors" ] && [ "$g" != "version_info" ]; then
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function check() {
                 IFS=':' read -ra split <<< $line
                 g="${split[0]}"
                 echo "LINE -- $g" 
-                if [ "$g" != "md5" ] && [ "$g" != "filelist" ]; then
+                if [ "$g" != "md5" ] && [ "$g" != "filelist" ] && [ "$g" != ".package.files" ]; then
                     if [ -f $1$g ];
                     then
                         if [ "$g" != ".coauthors" ] && [ "$g" != "version_info" ]; then