diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index c84d07cc6..7564dec1f 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-07-21 zzz
+ * i2psnark: Remove dark theme
+ * SSU: Remove exception creation (ticket #665)
+
 2012-07-19 str4d
  * Home page: replaced itoopie with an eepsite icon (c/o dr|z3d) for eepsites
    with no icon of their own.
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index b7509f1d3..0e04b1445 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 = 25;
+    public final static long BUILD = 26;
 
     /** 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/OutboundMessageState.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/OutboundMessageState.java
index 1f288155d..f3f8a9ea4 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/OutboundMessageState.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/OutboundMessageState.java
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ class OutboundMessageState {
         if (_messageBuf != null && !_released) {
             _cache.release(_messageBuf);
             _released = true;
-            _releasedBy = new Exception ("Released on " + new Date() + " by:");
+            if (_log.shouldLog(Log.WARN))
+                _releasedBy = new Exception ("Released on " + new Date() + " by:");
         }
         //_messageBuf = null;
     }