diff --git a/WordPress/build.gradle b/WordPress/build.gradle
index 967a37327ca9..c1851c3b30c4 100644
--- a/WordPress/build.gradle
+++ b/WordPress/build.gradle
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "org.wordpress.android"
-        versionName "alpha-69"
-        versionCode 444
+        versionName "alpha-70"
+        versionCode 447
         minSdkVersion 16
         targetSdkVersion 25
 
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/prefs/SiteSettingsInterface.java b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/prefs/SiteSettingsInterface.java
index c67d067f5f6c..d5b28a08d41a 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/prefs/SiteSettingsInterface.java
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/prefs/SiteSettingsInterface.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public static SharedPreferences siteSettingsPreferences(Context context) {
      * Gets the default category value stored in {@link SharedPreferences}, 0 by default.
      */
     public static int getDefaultCategory(Context context) {
-        return siteSettingsPreferences(context).getInt(DEF_CATEGORY_PREF_KEY, 0);
+        return siteSettingsPreferences(context).getInt(DEF_CATEGORY_PREF_KEY, 1);
     }
 
     /**