diff --git a/viskit/RELEASE_NOTES b/viskit/RELEASE_NOTES
index 9ea9d4b23bff80f5cdef5efefa684ac9283a01f6..3f006be3a76987e35af31faa37c550d43d4c82c6 100644
--- a/viskit/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/viskit/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ Post release fixes / upgrades / issues:
     reopening, it gets placed then
 
   ****** FIXES / UPGRADES:
+    (Critical)
+    Removed source for unnecessary compilation and file checking during startup
+    which caused gross collision errors when opening a large set of EGs.
+
     Fix CMD Q for macOS. Will perform Exit cleanups
 
     (Critical)
diff --git a/viskit/lib/viskit.jar b/viskit/lib/viskit.jar
index 461e8d1d7e7c03e021d6616c588b441ae807c982..f30cd0c2084719290d940ed202dc261374bd5c3a 100644
Binary files a/viskit/lib/viskit.jar and b/viskit/lib/viskit.jar differ