diff --git a/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMStreamSession.java b/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMStreamSession.java
index 63122eb82e..39836c53f5 100644
--- a/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMStreamSession.java
+++ b/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMStreamSession.java
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ public class SAMStreamSession {
             _log.debug("run() called for socket reader " + id);
 
             int read = -1;
-            ByteBuffer data = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(SOCKET_HANDLER_BUF_SIZE);
+            ByteBuffer data = ByteBuffer.allocate(SOCKET_HANDLER_BUF_SIZE);
 
             try {
                 InputStream in = i2pSocket.getInputStream();
diff --git a/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMv2StreamSession.java b/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMv2StreamSession.java
index 76dc595f0b..3ea2b55c38 100644
--- a/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMv2StreamSession.java
+++ b/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMv2StreamSession.java
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ public class SAMv2StreamSession extends SAMStreamSession
 					_log.debug ( "run() called for socket reader " + id );
 
 					int read = -1;
-					ByteBuffer data = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(SOCKET_HANDLER_BUF_SIZE);
+					ByteBuffer data = ByteBuffer.allocate(SOCKET_HANDLER_BUF_SIZE);
 
 					try
 					{
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index e7c9cfdc0d..7d0e456c97 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+2012-08-09 zzz
+ * Datagrams: Remove static logs
+ * i2psnark:
+   - Remove static SnarkManager instance
+   - Allow DHT-only torrents
+   - DHT debugging
+ * NTCP: Stat cleanup
+ * SAM:
+   - Don't use direct byte buffers that may be leaking (ticket #679)
+   - Volatiles and finals
+ * SSU:
+   - Don't send a packet that exceeds the MTU
+   - Stub out local MTU detection (ticket #682)
+   - More cleanups
+
 2012-08-07 str4d
  * Console:
    - Theme updates from dr|z3d
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index f6e6df3a5c..4e28a2c8d2 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 = 4;
+    public final static long BUILD = 5;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
     public final static String EXTRA = "";