diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c55ffdfe..09bf20505 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 */target/**
+# IntelliJ test run side-effects
+dependency-check-core/data/
 # Intellij project files
 *.iml
 *.ipr
diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/Evidence.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/Evidence.java
index 1f3d8e40e..fd2c0ce20 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/Evidence.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/Evidence.java
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
  */
 public class Evidence implements Serializable, Comparable<Evidence> {
 
+    public static final int MAGIC_HASH_INIT_VALUE = 3;
+    public static final int MAGIC_HASH_MULTIPLIER = 67;
+
     /**
      * Creates a new Evidence object.
      */
@@ -176,11 +179,11 @@ public class Evidence implements Serializable, Comparable<Evidence> {
      */
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        int hash = 3;
-        hash = 67 * hash + (this.name != null ? this.name.hashCode() : 0);
-        hash = 67 * hash + (this.source != null ? this.source.hashCode() : 0);
-        hash = 67 * hash + (this.value != null ? this.value.hashCode() : 0);
-        hash = 67 * hash + (this.confidence != null ? this.confidence.hashCode() : 0);
+        int hash = MAGIC_HASH_INIT_VALUE;
+        hash = MAGIC_HASH_MULTIPLIER * hash + (this.name != null ? this.name.toLowerCase().hashCode() : 0);
+        hash = MAGIC_HASH_MULTIPLIER * hash + (this.source != null ? this.source.toLowerCase().hashCode() : 0);
+        hash = MAGIC_HASH_MULTIPLIER * hash + (this.value != null ? this.value.toLowerCase().hashCode() : 0);
+        hash = MAGIC_HASH_MULTIPLIER * hash + (this.confidence != null ? this.confidence.hashCode() : 0);
         return hash;
     }
 
diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/EvidenceTest.java b/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/EvidenceTest.java
index 42a506edd..56b7e6393 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/EvidenceTest.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/EvidenceTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.owasp.dependencycheck.dependency;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -53,6 +54,14 @@ public class EvidenceTest {
         assertTrue(instance.equals(that8));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testHashcodeContract() throws Exception {
+        final Evidence titleCase = new Evidence("Manifest", "Implementation-Title", "Spring Framework", Confidence.HIGH);
+        final Evidence lowerCase = new Evidence("manifest", "implementation-title", "spring framework", Confidence.HIGH);
+        assertThat(titleCase, is(equalTo(lowerCase)));
+        assertThat(titleCase.hashCode(), is(equalTo(lowerCase.hashCode())));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test of compareTo method, of class Evidence.
      */