diff --git a/Java/scripts/commit.sh b/Java/scripts/commit.sh
index 6c49768..3d69882 100755
--- a/Java/scripts/commit.sh
+++ b/Java/scripts/commit.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
 COMMIT_MESSAGE="$*"
 while IFS= read -r line
 do
+if [ "$FIRST_LINE" = true ]; then
   COMMIT_MESSAGE+="
 
 Co-authored-by: $line"
+else
+  COMMIT_MESSAGE+="
+Co-authored-by: $line"
+fi
 done < utils/.coauthors
 git add -u
 git add *
diff --git a/Java/scripts/md5 b/Java/scripts/md5
index 56d0d3b..8cd7769 100644
--- a/Java/scripts/md5
+++ b/Java/scripts/md5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 build.sh:a833e7598ad65672a9c01306d244b49f  -
 clean.sh:96ce35f2d2dcb555421e00a6afda23ca  -
-commit.sh:21af1fa6f09d01679c9e11408967264a  -
+commit.sh:19132b54a91b821f3a794bcb49756182  -
 jar.sh:62ce62bbb97d3f3856bcc9b0ad34083c  -
diff --git a/scripts/commit.sh b/scripts/commit.sh
index 5a51401..cb3f217 100755
--- a/scripts/commit.sh
+++ b/scripts/commit.sh
@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@ find . -type f -name md5 -delete
 #Generate a new hash for every sub-directory, which may require an update.
 FILES=$(cat utils/.updateDirectories) 
 COMMIT_MESSAGE="$*"
+FIRST_LINE=true
 while IFS= read -r line
 do
+if [ "$FIRST_LINE" = true ]; then
   COMMIT_MESSAGE+="
 
 Co-authored-by: $line"
+else
+  COMMIT_MESSAGE+="
+Co-authored-by: $line"
+fi
 done < utils/.coauthors
 for f in $FILES
 do 
diff --git a/scripts/md5 b/scripts/md5
index a3951e1..9ea9e6e 100644
--- a/scripts/md5
+++ b/scripts/md5
@@ -1 +1 @@
-commit.sh:e9204d719d138b430b20ce8942cb4c8b  -
+commit.sh:dfa474a66aff3d66fb287e9dde628243  -