From 89dc5a8072f4f106a0b89a743da8bb5fd49034ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: alzimmermsft <48699787+alzimmermsft@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:25:59 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Prepare azure-json and azure-xml for January 2026 GA Release

---
 eng/versioning/version_client.txt         |  4 ++--
 sdk/serialization/azure-json/CHANGELOG.md | 10 +++-------
 sdk/serialization/azure-json/README.md    |  2 +-
 sdk/serialization/azure-json/pom.xml      |  2 +-
 sdk/serialization/azure-xml/CHANGELOG.md  | 10 +++-------
 sdk/serialization/azure-xml/README.md     |  2 +-
 sdk/serialization/azure-xml/pom.xml       |  2 +-
 7 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eng/versioning/version_client.txt b/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
index 7e05cad2d592..c0e0bd9df808 100644
--- a/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
+++ b/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ com.azure:azure-identity-broker-samples;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-identity-perf;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-iot-deviceupdate;1.0.31;1.1.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-iot-modelsrepository;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.2
-com.azure:azure-json;1.5.0;1.6.0-beta.1
+com.azure:azure-json;1.5.0;1.5.1
 com.azure:azure-maps-traffic;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.2
 com.azure:azure-maps-weather;1.0.0-beta.3;1.0.0-beta.4
 com.azure:azure-maps-timezone;1.0.0-beta.2;1.0.0-beta.3
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ com.azure:azure-storage-queue;12.27.0;12.28.0-beta.2
 com.azure:azure-template-perf;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-template-stress;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-verticals-agrifood-farming;1.0.0-beta.3;1.0.0-beta.4
-com.azure:azure-xml;1.2.0;1.3.0-beta.1
+com.azure:azure-xml;1.2.0;1.2.1
 com.azure:perf-test-core;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-ai-vision-imageanalysis;1.0.6;1.1.0-beta.1
 com.azure:identity-test-container;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.1
diff --git a/sdk/serialization/azure-json/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/serialization/azure-json/CHANGELOG.md
index 900fed758492..28f506fde6d3 100644
--- a/sdk/serialization/azure-json/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/serialization/azure-json/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 # Release History
 
-## 1.6.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
-
-### Features Added
-
-### Breaking Changes
-
-### Bugs Fixed
+## 1.5.1 (2026-01-14)
 
 ### Other Changes
 
+- Removed unused code to reduce library size and improve performance.
+
 ## 1.5.0 (2025-03-07)
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/sdk/serialization/azure-json/README.md b/sdk/serialization/azure-json/README.md
index afa02eea5874..b8443c8f74cb 100644
--- a/sdk/serialization/azure-json/README.md
+++ b/sdk/serialization/azure-json/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Azure JSON provides shared primitives, abstractions, and helpers for JSON.
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
   <artifactId>azure-json</artifactId>
-  <version>1.6.0-beta.1</version>
+  <version>1.5.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 [//]: # ({x-version-update-end})
diff --git a/sdk/serialization/azure-json/pom.xml b/sdk/serialization/azure-json/pom.xml
index 389a9dd48edb..b716b08c3acb 100644
--- a/sdk/serialization/azure-json/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/serialization/azure-json/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
   <artifactId>azure-json</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.6.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-json;current} -->
+  <version>1.5.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-json;current} -->
 
   <name>Microsoft Azure Java JSON Library</name>
   <description>This package provides interfaces for reading and writing JSON.</description>
diff --git a/sdk/serialization/azure-xml/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/serialization/azure-xml/CHANGELOG.md
index acdbd73d336c..beee15932670 100644
--- a/sdk/serialization/azure-xml/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/serialization/azure-xml/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 # Release History
 
-## 1.3.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
-
-### Features Added
-
-### Breaking Changes
-
-### Bugs Fixed
+## 1.2.1 (2026-01-14)
 
 ### Other Changes
 
+- Removed unused code to reduce library size and improve performance.
+
 ## 1.2.0 (2025-01-27)
 
 ### Features Added
diff --git a/sdk/serialization/azure-xml/README.md b/sdk/serialization/azure-xml/README.md
index e3c3b7e79672..39a5cbb881ea 100644
--- a/sdk/serialization/azure-xml/README.md
+++ b/sdk/serialization/azure-xml/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ add the direct dependency to your project as follows.
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
   <artifactId>azure-xml</artifactId>
-  <version>1.3.0-beta.1</version>
+  <version>1.2.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 [//]: # ({x-version-update-end})
diff --git a/sdk/serialization/azure-xml/pom.xml b/sdk/serialization/azure-xml/pom.xml
index 02858677cd5f..3f4fa8475b9e 100644
--- a/sdk/serialization/azure-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/serialization/azure-xml/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
   <artifactId>azure-xml</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.3.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-xml;current} -->
+  <version>1.2.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-xml;current} -->
 
   <name>Microsoft Azure Java XML Library</name>
   <description>This package provides interfaces for reading and writing XML.</description>