diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 89ac1639236f0dcf069b2b4e66159a72a7efba5c..cf692b5ed315b33c002783b3b942b16c6fa0338c 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+---------------- VERSION 4.0.0  --------------
+Improvements:
+- Collaboration supported by optional multi-user cases with centralized data and services
+- New image gallery feature
+- Directory tree does not collapse if expanded and data sources or files are added
+- Assorted bug fixes and minor enhancements 
+
 ---------------- VERSION 3.1.3  --------------
 Improvements:
 - New Embedded File Extractor module that incorporates ZIP file module and extracts images from Office documents
diff --git a/nbproject/project.properties b/nbproject/project.properties
index d288f226cc807601fbb8d007a06ba5d637ed33e8..fa4675e7dbee7924fbc06975382416e49c509494 100644
--- a/nbproject/project.properties
+++ b/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ app.version=4.0.0
 ### Build type isn't used at this point, but it may be useful
 ### Must be one of: DEVELOPMENT, RELEASE
 #build.type=RELEASE
-build.type=DEVELOPMENT
+build.type=RELEASE
 
 project.org.sleuthkit.autopsy.imagegallery=ImageGallery
 update_versions=false