diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6f6f3fb653..fd160c9744 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ hs_err_pid*.log
 /RecentActivity/release/
 /CentralRepository/release/
 
+/.idea/
+
 *.img
 *.vhd
 *.E01
diff --git a/nbproject/project.properties b/nbproject/project.properties
index 0014be6b88..5d59189544 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=4.12.0
 ### 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.experimental=Experimental