diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index 7f0b07e77..3c775e75a 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 24;
+    public final static long BUILD = 25;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
-    public final static String EXTRA = "";
+    public final static String EXTRA = "-rc";
     public final static String FULL_VERSION = VERSION + "-" + BUILD + EXTRA;
     public static void main(String args[]) {
         System.out.println("I2P Router version: " + FULL_VERSION);
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/MessageReceiver.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/MessageReceiver.java
index 8b4b935ad..01bca49ab 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/MessageReceiver.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/MessageReceiver.java
@@ -225,7 +225,9 @@ class MessageReceiver {
             _context.messageHistory().droppedInboundMessage(state.getMessageId(), state.getFrom(), "error: " + ime.toString() + ": " + state.toString());
             return null;
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            _log.error("Error handling a message: " + state, e);
+            // e.g. AIOOBE
+            if (_log.shouldLog(Log.WARN))
+                _log.warn("Error handling a message: " + state, e);
             _context.messageHistory().droppedInboundMessage(state.getMessageId(), state.getFrom(), "error: " + e.toString() + ": " + state.toString());
             return null;
         } finally {