diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/UpdateRunner.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/UpdateRunner.java
index 63d9670f1..267dd2aad 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/UpdateRunner.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/UpdateRunner.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class UpdateRunner implements UpdateTask, CompleteListener {
                 }
                 _snark = _smgr.addMagnet(name, ih, trackerURL, true, true, this);
                 if (_snark != null) {
-                    updateStatus("<b>" + _smgr.util().getString("Updating from {0}", updateURL) + "</b>");
+                    updateStatus("<b>" + _smgr.util().getString("Updating from {0}", linkify(updateURL)) + "</b>");
                     new Timeout();
                     break;
                 }
@@ -291,6 +291,12 @@ class UpdateRunner implements UpdateTask, CompleteListener {
 
     //////// end CompleteListener methods
 
+    private static String linkify(String url) {
+        String durl = url.length() <= 28 ? url :
+                                           url.substring(0, 25) + "&hellip;";
+        return "<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"" + url + "\"/>" + durl + "</a>";
+    }
+
     private void updateStatus(String s) {
         _umgr.notifyProgress(this, s);
     }
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index 33006bcb1..285b64c36 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 = 27;
+    public final static long BUILD = 28;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "-rc";