diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/ObjectCounter.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/ObjectCounter.java
index a97ba6151..ebd5a437f 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/ObjectCounter.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/ObjectCounter.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
  *  @author zzz, welterde
  */
 public class ObjectCounter<K> {
-    private ConcurrentHashMap<K, AtomicInteger> map;
+    private final ConcurrentHashMap<K, AtomicInteger> map;
 
     public ObjectCounter() {
         this.map = new ConcurrentHashMap<K, AtomicInteger>();
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index a402d498b..9035e747e 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+2011-08-25 zzz
+  * Blockfile:
+    - Avoid NPE after corruption (ticket #515)
+    - Add reverse lookup table; bump DB rev to 2
+  * I2PTunnelIRCClient:
+    - Big refactoring into multiple class files
+    - Allow AWAY and CAP messages
+    - First cut at DCC support - not for SOCKS (yet)
+  * Streaming:
+    - Hook I2CP ports through to I2PSocket
+    - Javadocs, init cleanups, final
+  * UDP:
+    - Complete rewrite of OutboundMessageFragments for
+      concurrent and for efficiency to avoid O(n**2) behavior
+    - Don't delay in OutboundMessageFragments at the end
+      of the loop if we have more to send now, this should
+      speed things up
+    - Queue a new send immediately after a packet is acked
+    - Send session destroy message when dropping connection
+    - Increase large MTU to 1492 (was 1350)
+    - Cleanups, log tweaks, javadocs, final
+
 * 2011-08-23 0.8.8 released
 
 2011-08-23 zzz
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index a411b0099..87e5bffca 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 0;
+    public final static long BUILD = 1;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "";