+= 3.1.3 =
+*Release Date - 6 July 2015*
+
+* Notify users when their account status changes after previously being successfully set up. This should help any users who are seeing blank Akismet settings screens.
+
+= 3.1.2 =
+*Release Date - 7 June 2015*
+
+* Reduced the amount of space Akismet uses in the commentmeta table.
+* Fixed a bug where some comments with quotes in the author name weren't getting history entries
+* Pre-emptive security improvements to ensure that the Akismet plugin can't be used by attackers to compromise a WordPress installation.
+* Better UI for the key entry field: allow whitespace to be included at the beginning or end of the key and strip it out automatically when the form is submitted.
+* When deactivating the plugin, notify the Akismet API so the site can be marked as inactive.
+* Clearer error messages.
+
+= 3.1.1 =
+*Release Date - 17th March, 2015*
+
+* Improvements to the "Remove comment author URL" JavaScript
+* Include the pingback pre-check from the 2.6 branch.
+
+= 3.1 =
+*Release Date - 11th March, 2015*
+
+* Use HTTPS by default for all requests to Akismet.
+* Fix for a situation where Akismet might strip HTML from a comment.
+
+= 3.0.4 =
+*Release Date - 11th December, 2014*
+
+* Fix to make .htaccess compatible with Apache 2.4.
+* Fix to allow removal of https author URLs.
+* Fix to avoid stripping part of the author URL when removing and re-adding.
+* Removed the "Check for Spam" button from the "Trash" and "Approved" queues, where it would have no effect.
+* Allow automatic API key configuration when Jetpack is installed and connected to a WordPress.com account
+
+= 3.0.3 =
+*Release Date - 3rd November, 2014*
+
+* Fix for sending the wrong data to delete_comment action that could have prevented old spam comments from being deleted.
+* Added a filter to disable logging of Akismet debugging information.
+* Added a filter for the maximum comment age when deleting old spam comments.
+* Added a filter for the number per batch when deleting old spam comments.
+* Removed the "Check for Spam" button from the Spam folder.
+
+= 3.0.2 =
+*Release Date - 18th August, 2014*
+
+* Performance improvements.
+* Fixed a bug that could truncate the comment data being sent to Akismet for checking.
+
+= 3.0.1 =
+*Release Date - 9th July, 2014*
+
+* Removed dependency on PHP's fsockopen function
+* Fix spam/ham reports to work when reported outside of the WP dashboard, e.g., from Notifications or the WP app
+* Remove jQuery dependency for comment form JavaScript
+* Remove unnecessary data from some Akismet comment meta
+* Suspended keys will now result in all comments being put in moderation, not spam.
+
+= 3.0.0 =
+*Release Date - 15th April, 2014*
+
+* Move Akismet to Settings menu
+* Drop Akismet Stats menu
+* Add stats snapshot to Akismet settings
+* Add Akismet subscription details and status to Akismet settings
+* Add contextual help for each page
+* Improve Akismet setup to use Jetpack to automate plugin setup
+* Fix "Check for Spam" to use AJAX to avoid page timing out
+* Fix Akismet settings page to be responsive
+* Drop legacy code
+* Tidy up CSS and Javascript
+* Replace the old discard setting with a new "discard pervasive spam" feature.
+
+= 2.6.0 =
+*Release Date - 18th March, 2014*
+
+* Add ajax paging to the check for spam button to handle large volumes of comments
+* Optimize javascript and add localization support
+* Fix bug in link to spam comments from right now dashboard widget
+* Fix bug with deleting old comments to avoid timeouts dealing with large volumes of comments
+* Include X-Pingback-Forwarded-For header in outbound WordPress pingback verifications
+* Add pre-check for pingbacks, to stop spam before an outbound verification request is made
+
+= 2.5.9 =
+*Release Date - 1st August, 2013*
+
+* Update 'Already have a key' link to redirect page rather than depend on javascript
+* Fix some non-translatable strings to be translatable
+* Update Activation banner in plugins page to redirect user to Akismet config page
+
+= 2.5.8 =
+*Release Date - 20th January, 2013*
+
+* Simplify the activation process for new users
+* Remove the reporter_ip parameter
+* Minor preventative security improvements
+
+= 2.5.7 =
+*Release Date - 13th December, 2012*
+
+* FireFox Stats iframe preview bug
+* Fix mshots preview when using https
+* Add .htaccess to block direct access to files
+* Prevent some PHP notices
+* Fix Check For Spam return location when referrer is empty
+* Fix Settings links for network admins
+* Fix prepare() warnings in WP 3.5
+
+= 2.5.6 =
+*Release Date - 26th April, 2012*
+
+* Prevent retry scheduling problems on sites where wp_cron is misbehaving
+* Preload mshot previews
+* Modernize the widget code
+* Fix a bug where comments were not held for moderation during an error condition
+* Improve the UX and display when comments are temporarily held due to an error
+* Make the Check For Spam button force a retry when comments are held due to an error
+* Handle errors caused by an invalid key
+* Don't retry comments that are too old
+* Improve error messages when verifying an API key
+
+= 2.5.5 =
+*Release Date - 11th January, 2012*
+
+* Add nonce check for comment author URL remove action
+* Fix the settings link
+
+= 2.5.4 =
+*Release Date - 5th January, 2012*
+
+* Limit Akismet CSS and Javascript loading in wp-admin to just the pages that need it
+* Added author URL quick removal functionality
+* Added mShot preview on Author URL hover
+* Added empty index.php to prevent directory listing
+* Move wp-admin menu items under Jetpack, if it is installed
+* Purge old Akismet comment meta data, default of 15 days
+