diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f6a508e8..82f27927 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ subprojects {
 }
 
 configurations.configureEach {
-    resolutionStrategy.cacheChangingModulesFor 0, 'seconds' // to disable caching of SNAPSHOTs
+    resolutionStrategy.cacheChangingModulesFor 0, 'seconds' // to disable caching of snapshots
 }
 
 tasks.register('checkstyle') {
diff --git a/common.gradle b/common.gradle
index a0a98e22..81476e85 100644
--- a/common.gradle
+++ b/common.gradle
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ tasks.withType(JavaExec).configureEach { // Java runtime options:
     //jvmArgs '-XX:+UseG1GC', '-XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=10'
 }
 
-// custom tasks for creating source/javadoc JARs:
+// Register custom tasks for creating source/javadoc JARs:
 
 tasks.register('javadocJar', Jar) {
     archiveClassifier = 'javadoc'
diff --git a/nifty/build.gradle b/nifty/build.gradle
index 798ea81d..eb8fcdb8 100644
--- a/nifty/build.gradle
+++ b/nifty/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ javadoc {
     }
 }
 
-// publishing tasks:
+// Register publishing tasks:
 
 tasks.register('install') {
     dependsOn 'publishMavenPublicationToMavenLocal'
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ publishMavenPublicationToMavenLocal.doLast {
 }
 publishMavenPublicationToOSSRHRepository.dependsOn('assemble')
 
-// signing tasks:
+// Register signing tasks:
 
 // Signing relies on the existence of 3 properties
 // (signing.keyId, signing.password, and signing.secretKeyRingFile)
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index a773732b..c96e5db7 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
         //mavenLocal() // to find libraries installed locally
         mavenCentral() // to find libraries released to the Maven Central repository
         //maven { url 'https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/groups/staging' } // to find libraries staged but not yet released
-        //maven { url 'https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots' } // to find public SNAPSHOTs of libraries
+        //maven { url 'https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots' } // to find public snapshots of libraries
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/build.gradle b/tests/build.gradle
index ecaa0ea7..22014708 100644
--- a/tests/build.gradle
+++ b/tests/build.gradle
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ dependencies {
     runtimeOnly 'org.jmonkeyengine:jme3-plugins:' + jme3Version
 
     //implementation "com.github.stephengold:jme3-utilities-nifty:$jme3utilitiesniftyVersion" // for published library
-    implementation project(':nifty') // for latest library build
+    implementation project(':nifty') // for local library build
 
     //implementation "com.github.stephengold:jme3-utilities-x:$jme3utilitiesxVersion" // for published library
-    implementation project(':x') // for latest library build
+    implementation project(':x') // for local library build
 }
 
 startScripts.dependsOn(':nifty:assemble')
 
-// cleanup tasks:
+// Register cleanup tasks:
 
 clean.dependsOn('cleanDLLs', 'cleanDyLibs', 'cleanLogs', 'cleanSandbox', 'cleanSOs')
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ tasks.register('cleanSOs', Delete) { // extracted Linux and Android native libra
     delete fileTree(dir: '.', include: '*.so')
 }
 
-// tasks to run specific apps:
+// Register tasks to run specific apps:
 
 tasks.register('TestPolygon3f', JavaExec) {
     mainClass = 'jme3utilities.math.test.TestPolygon3f'
diff --git a/x/build.gradle b/x/build.gradle
index 7310b70d..ae362f52 100644
--- a/x/build.gradle
+++ b/x/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dependencies {
     api heartCoordinates
 }
 
-// publishing tasks
+// Register publishing tasks:
 
 tasks.register('install') {
     dependsOn 'publishMavenPublicationToMavenLocal'
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ publishMavenPublicationToMavenLocal.doLast {
 }
 publishMavenPublicationToOSSRHRepository.dependsOn('assemble')
 
-// signing tasks:
+// Register signing tasks:
 
 // Signing relies on the existence of 3 properties
 // (signing.keyId, signing.password, and signing.secretKeyRingFile)