diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 4e99a7f66..7fe0b477e 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2019-04-25 zzz
+ * Transport: Disable NTCP 1 by default
+
+2019-04-24 zzz
+ * Crypto: Catch ProviderException in KeyStoreUtil (ticket #2479)
+
 2019-04-22 zzz
  * Build:
    - Switch to IzPack 5.1.3 for building releases (ticket #1864)
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index fecba78d6..a6204817e 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 = 7;
+    public final static long BUILD = 8;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "";
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/TransportManager.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/TransportManager.java
index 8dc5dfe1e..ad54f9db9 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/TransportManager.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/TransportManager.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class TransportManager implements TransportEventListener {
 
     /** default true */
     private static final String PROP_NTCP1_ENABLE = "i2np.ntcp1.enable";
-    private static final boolean DEFAULT_NTCP1_ENABLE = true;
+    private static final boolean DEFAULT_NTCP1_ENABLE = false;
     private static final String PROP_NTCP2_ENABLE = "i2np.ntcp2.enable";
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_NTCP2_ENABLE = true;