diff --git a/DISCLAIMER.md b/DISCLAIMER.md
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+This software has been approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey
+(USGS). Although the software has been subjected to rigorous review, the USGS
+reserves the right to update the software as needed pursuant to further analysis
+and review. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS or the U.S.
+Government as to the functionality of the software and related material nor
+shall the fact of release constitute any such warranty. Furthermore, the
+software is released on condition that neither the USGS nor the U.S. Government
+shall be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or
+unauthorized use.
diff --git a/license.txt b/LICENSE.md
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+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright  © 2017 BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. 
+Copyright  © 2017-2022 BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 
diff --git a/code.json b/code.json
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+[
+  {
+    "name": "USGSCSM",
+    "organization": "U.S. Geological Survey",
+    "description": "GitHub respository for the CSM compliant sensor models create by the USGS Astrogeology Science Center",
+    "version": "1.5.3",
+    "status": "Production",
+
+    "permissions": {
+      "usageType": "openSource",
+      "licenses": [
+        {
+          "name": "BSD 3-Clause",
+          "URL": "https://github.com/USGS-Astrogeology/usgscsm/blob/dev/LICENSE.md"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+
+    "homepageURL": "https://github.com/USGS-Astrogeology/usgscsm/releases/tag/1.5.3",
+    "downloadURL": "https://github.com/USGS-Astrogeology/usgscsm/archive/refs/tags/1.5.3.zip",
+    "disclaimerURL": "https://github.com/USGS-Astrogeology/usgscsm/blob/dev/DISCLAIMER.md",
+    "repositoryURL": "https://github.com/USGS-Astrogeology/usgscsm",
+    "vcs": "git",
+
+    "laborHours": 60,
+
+    "tags": [
+      "Planetary",
+      "Remote Sensing",
+      "Data Processing",
+      "Community Sensor Model"
+    ],
+
+    "languages": [
+      "C++"
+    ],
+
+    "contact": {
+      "name": "Jesse Mapel",
+      "email": "jmapel@usgs.gov"
+    },
+
+    "date": {
+      "metadataLastUpdated": "2022-04-15"
+    }
+  }
+]