diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2df6aeb3..d008e42b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [published]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
 name: Release
 
 jobs:
@@ -22,8 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
-#          body_path: ${{ github.workflow }}-CHANGELOG.txt
-          files: ./target/*.jar
+          files: ./splunk/target/*.jar
           draft: true
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4348b96b..8aad9ae9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Splunk Enterprise SDK for Java Changelog
 
+## Version 1.9.5
+
+### New Features and APIs
+* Added static method _addClusterMasterURIsToHosts_ in HttpService class to update list of Valid Hosts with Cluster Master Hosts (GitHub PR [#215](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-java/pull/215))
+* Added instance method _getClusterMasters_ in Service class to get list of cluster master hosts
+
 ## Version 1.9.4
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c9b2bc9..8c63c07f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [![Java SDK Test](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-java/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-sdk-java/actions/workflows/test.yml)
 # The Splunk Software Development Kit for Java
 
-#### Version 1.9.4
+#### Version 1.9.5
 
 The Splunk Software Development Kit (SDK) for Java contains library code and
 examples designed to enable developers to build applications using Splunk.
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ To add the Splunk SDK for Java `.JAR` file as a dependency:
   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.splunk</groupId>
     <artifactId>splunk</artifactId>
-    <version>1.9.4</version>
+    <version>1.9.5</version>
   </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 ```
diff --git a/deploy b/deploy
index 8e224780..ab8acd24 100755
--- a/deploy
+++ b/deploy
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 declare -r scriptDirectory="$(dirname $(readlink -e $0))"
 declare -r scriptName="$(basename $0)"
-declare -r version="1.9.4"
+declare -r version="1.9.5"
 
 if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
     echo 1>&2 "Usage: ${scriptName} {local|staging||production}"
diff --git a/deploy.md b/deploy.md
index 1c7d3a2a..aed545f5 100644
--- a/deploy.md
+++ b/deploy.md
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ deploy \<repository-name>
 
 ##DESCRIPTION
 
-Deploy transmits **target/splunk-1.9.4.jar**, **target/splunk-1.9.4-javadoc.jar**, and
-**target/splunk-1.9.4-sources.jar** to the **local**, **staging**, or **production**
+Deploy transmits **target/splunk-1.9.5.jar**, **target/splunk-1.9.5-javadoc.jar**, and
+**target/splunk-1.9.5-sources.jar** to the **local**, **staging**, or **production**
 maven repository. Repository names are mapped to locations as follows.
 
 | repository-name | location                                                       |
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@ maven repository. Repository names are mapped to locations as follows.
 
 After deployment you should find this tree structure at the location of your repository
 
-    com/splunk/splunk/1.9.4/
-    ├── splunk-1.9.4-javadoc.jar
-    ├── splunk-1.9.4-javadoc.jar.md5
-    ├── splunk-1.9.4-javadoc.jar.sha1
-    ├── splunk-1.9.4-sources.jar
-    ├── splunk-1.9.4-sources.jar.md5
-    ├── splunk-1.9.4-sources.jar.sha1
-    ├── splunk-1.9.4.jar
-    ├── splunk-1.9.4.jar.md5
-    ├── splunk-1.9.4.jar.sha1
-    ├── splunk-1.9.4.pom
-    ├── splunk-1.9.4.pom.md5
-    └── splunk-1.9.4.pom.sha1
+    com/splunk/splunk/1.9.5/
+    ├── splunk-1.9.5-javadoc.jar
+    ├── splunk-1.9.5-javadoc.jar.md5
+    ├── splunk-1.9.5-javadoc.jar.sha1
+    ├── splunk-1.9.5-sources.jar
+    ├── splunk-1.9.5-sources.jar.md5
+    ├── splunk-1.9.5-sources.jar.sha1
+    ├── splunk-1.9.5.jar
+    ├── splunk-1.9.5.jar.md5
+    ├── splunk-1.9.5.jar.sha1
+    ├── splunk-1.9.5.pom
+    ├── splunk-1.9.5.pom.md5
+    └── splunk-1.9.5.pom.sha1
 
 Verify this structure prior to release.
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 9c5eaa01..18bbb711 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.splunk</groupId>
             <artifactId>splunk</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.4</version>
+            <version>1.9.5</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 920736a6..37ef9e19 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <properties>
-        <version.number>1.9.4</version.number>
+        <version.number>1.9.5</version.number>
         <maven.resources.overwrite>true</maven.resources.overwrite>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
diff --git a/splunk/pom.xml b/splunk/pom.xml
index 9b61229a..7dede37e 100644
--- a/splunk/pom.xml
+++ b/splunk/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <artifactId>splunk</artifactId>
-    <version>1.9.4</version>
+    <version>1.9.5</version>
     <parent>
         <artifactId>splunk-sdk-java</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.splunk</groupId>
diff --git a/splunk/src/main/java/com/splunk/HttpService.java b/splunk/src/main/java/com/splunk/HttpService.java
index 26a88ada..70b99269 100644
--- a/splunk/src/main/java/com/splunk/HttpService.java
+++ b/splunk/src/main/java/com/splunk/HttpService.java
@@ -23,11 +23,8 @@
 import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
 import java.net.*;
 import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
-import java.util.Objects;
 
 /**
  * The {@code HttpService} class represents a generic HTTP service at a given
@@ -50,13 +47,11 @@ public class HttpService {
     private static SSLSocketFactory sslSocketFactory = createSSLFactory();
     private static String HTTPS_SCHEME = "https";
     private static String HTTP_SCHEME = "http";
-    private static String HOSTNAME = "localhost";
-    private static String HOSTIP = "127.0.0.1";
-    private static String HOSTIPv6 = "::1";
+    private static List<String> VALID_HOSTS = new ArrayList<String>(Arrays.asList("localhost", "127.0.0.1", "::1"));
 
     private static final HostnameVerifier HOSTNAME_VERIFIER = new HostnameVerifier() {
         public boolean verify(String s, SSLSession sslSession) {
-            if (s.equals(HOSTNAME) || s.equals(HOSTIP) || s.equals(HOSTIPv6)) {
+            if(VALID_HOSTS.contains(s)){
                 return true;
             } else {
                 HostnameVerifier hv = HttpsURLConnection.getDefaultHostnameVerifier();
@@ -91,7 +86,7 @@ public boolean verify(String s, SSLSession sslSession) {
     private String prefix = null;
 
     static Map<String, String> defaultHeader = new HashMap<String, String>() {{
-        put("User-Agent", "splunk-sdk-java/1.9.4");
+        put("User-Agent", "splunk-sdk-java/1.9.5");
         put("Accept", "*/*");
     }};
     
@@ -239,6 +234,14 @@ public static void setSslSecurityProtocol(SSLSecurityProtocol securityProtocol)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Adds list of Cluster Master Hosts to the list of Valid Hosts for Hostname verification.
+     * @param searchHeadService Splunk SearchHead Service instance
+     */
+    public static void addClusterMasterURIsToHosts(Service searchHeadService){
+        VALID_HOSTS.addAll(searchHeadService.getClusterMasters());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the URL prefix of this service, consisting of
      * {@code scheme://host[:port]}.
diff --git a/splunk/src/main/java/com/splunk/Service.java b/splunk/src/main/java/com/splunk/Service.java
index 05a5ae6d..57609010 100644
--- a/splunk/src/main/java/com/splunk/Service.java
+++ b/splunk/src/main/java/com/splunk/Service.java
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
-import java.net.Socket;
-import java.net.URLEncoder;
-import java.net.URLStreamHandler;
+import java.net.*;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
@@ -594,6 +594,35 @@ public ServiceInfo getInfo() {
         return new ServiceInfo(this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns list of all applicable Cluster Master Hosts for the SearchHead Service.
+     *
+     * @return List of Cluster Master Host(s).
+     */
+    public List<String> getClusterMasters(){
+        Entity caps = new Entity(this, "cluster/config");
+        List<String> hosts = new ArrayList<String>();
+        try {
+            String clusterMasterURIs = caps.getString("master_uri");
+            URL clusterMasterUrl;
+            //for multi-cluster environment, there might be more than cluster master for the searchHead
+            if(clusterMasterURIs.contains(",")){
+                String[] masterURIs = clusterMasterURIs.split(",");
+                for(String uri : masterURIs){
+                    clusterMasterUrl = new URL(uri);
+                    hosts.add(clusterMasterUrl.getHost());
+                }
+            }else {
+                clusterMasterUrl = new URL(clusterMasterURIs);
+                hosts.add(clusterMasterUrl.getHost());
+            }
+            return hosts;
+        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return hosts;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a collection of configured inputs.
      *