diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 351a8f2d9ff8e2c65a3ac49affa210581d6109af..2f24eede9e6868cd501aa450bb758ac5f6d4858b 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 ---------------- VERSION 4.4.1  --------------
+- A new central repository feature has been added to the optional 
+CentralRepository plug-in (NetBeans module); this optional feature includes a 
+database (SQLite or PostgreSQL) and logic for correlating artifacts across 
+cases; results are displayed using an Interesting Artifacts branch of the 
+Interesting Items tree and an Other Data Sources content viewer. 
 - Case deletion is now done using a Case menu item and both single-user and 
 general (not auto ingest) multi-user cases can be deleted.
 - Results viewer (top right area of desktop application) sorts are persistent 
@@ -6,12 +11,8 @@ and can be applied to either the table viewer or the thumbnail viewer.
 - Content viewers (bottom right area of desktop application) now resize 
 correctly.
 - The View Source File in Directory context menu item now works correctly.
-- Tagged image files in the HTML report are now displayed full-size. 
-- A new central repository feature has been added to the optional 
-CentralRepository plug-in (NetBeans module; this optional feature includes a 
-database (SQLite or PostgreSQL) and logic for correlating artifacts across 
-cases; results are displayed using an Interesting Artifacts branch of the 
-Interesting Items tree and an Other Data Sources content viewer. 
+- Tagged image files in the HTML report are now displayed full-size.
+- Some general UI responsiveness issues have been addressed. 
 - Some potential deadlocks during ingest have been eliminated.
 - Assorted small enhancements and bug fixes are included.
 
diff --git a/nbproject/project.properties b/nbproject/project.properties
index 8cceb63bc8e758629c360904b19334573eecfdd9..03d618afe67b9cb72bc2b772e0c9b5dd8338ffd1 100644
--- a/nbproject/project.properties
+++ b/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ app.name=${branding.token}
 ### if left unset, version will default to today's date
 app.version=4.4.1
 ### build.type must be one of: DEVELOPMENT, RELEASE
-build.type=RELEASE
-#build.type=DEVELOPMENT
+#build.type=RELEASE
+build.type=DEVELOPMENT
 
 project.org.netbeans.progress=org-netbeans-api-progress
 project.org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository=CentralRepository