diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9a278151d..0da6639d9 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -244,7 +244,14 @@ cd ..
 4. Execute [`npm version`](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/version) to bump the version of `tns-core-modules`, 
 tag the release and update the CHANGELOG.md. Don't forget to check the auto-generated CHANGELOG.md 
 ```
-cd tns-core-modules
+cd nativescript-core
+npm --no-git-tag-version version [major|minor|patch] -m "release: cut the %s release"
+cd ..
+
+5. Execute [`npm version`](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/version) to bump the version of `tns-core-modules`, 
+tag the release and update the CHANGELOG.md. Don't forget to check the auto-generated CHANGELOG.md 
+```
+cd tns-core-modules-package
 npm --no-git-tag-version version [major|minor|patch] -m "release: cut the %s release"
 cd ..
 ```
@@ -253,7 +260,7 @@ Usually tns-core-modules-widgets should already have been released and we need t
 
 7. Create release-branch with change log
 ```
-git checkout -b release-[release-version]
+git checkout -b release-[version]
 ```
 
 7. Add changes
@@ -262,9 +269,9 @@ git add changed-files
 git commit -m "release: cut the %s release"
 git push
 ```
-8. Create git tag
+8. Create git tag as git tag 6.3.0 or use git UI
 ```
-git tag release-version
+git tag [release-version]
 git push --tags
 ```
 9. Create a pull request. Be careful to base your branch on the correct branch
diff --git a/e2e/ui-tests-app/app/package.json b/e2e/ui-tests-app/app/package.json
index 24cb7bc4c..c13032ce6 100644
--- a/e2e/ui-tests-app/app/package.json
+++ b/e2e/ui-tests-app/app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "main": "app.js",
   "android": {
-    "v8Flags": "--expose_gc"
+    "v8Flags": "--expose_gc",
+    "markingMode": "none"
   }
 }
diff --git a/e2e/ui-tests-app/e2e/suites/gestures-events/gestures/gestures.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/ui-tests-app/e2e/suites/gestures-events/gestures/gestures.e2e-spec.ts
index b7b5a66f1..257d1e89b 100644
--- a/e2e/ui-tests-app/e2e/suites/gestures-events/gestures/gestures.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/ui-tests-app/e2e/suites/gestures-events/gestures/gestures.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe(`${imagePrefix}-suite`, () => {
 
     it("gestures_02_doubleTap", async function () {
         const lblDoubleTap = await driver.waitForElement("Double Tap here");
-        await lblDoubleTap.doubleTap();
+        await lblDoubleTap.doubleTap({ x: 20, y: 20 });
         const result = await driver.findElementByTextIfExists("Double Tap gesture detected, true", SearchOptions.contains);
         assert.isTrue(result != null && result !== undefined, `Gestures event 'Double Tap gesture detected, true' not detected!`);
     });
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe(`${imagePrefix}-suite`, () => {
     it("gestures_longPress", async function () {
         const lblTapOrDoubleTap = await driver.waitForElement("Tap or Double Tap");
         const rect = await lblTapOrDoubleTap.getRectangle();
-        await lblTapOrDoubleTap.doubleTap();
+        await lblTapOrDoubleTap.doubleTap({ x: 20, y: 20 });
         let result = await driver.findElementByTextIfExists("Last action: Double tap gesture, true", SearchOptions.contains);
         assert.isTrue(result != null && result !== undefined, `Gestures event 'Last action: Double tap gesture, true' not detected!`);
         await driver.clickPoint(rect.x, rect.y);
@@ -76,23 +76,23 @@ describe(`${imagePrefix}-suite`, () => {
 
     it("gestures_05_pan", async function () {
         const lblSwipe = await driver.waitForElement("Pan here");
-        const rect = await lblSwipe.getRectangle();
         await lblSwipe.pan([
-            { x: rect.x + 100, y: rect.y + 100 },
-            { x: rect.x + 140, y: rect.y + 120 },
-            { x: rect.x + 160, y: rect.y + 120 }
-        ], { x: 50, y: 50 });
+            { x: 10, y: 20 },
+            { x: 40, y: 30 },
+            { x: 50, y: 60 }
+        ], { x: 5, y: 5 });
 
         const result = await driver.findElementByTextIfExists("Pan deltaX", SearchOptions.contains);
         const text = await result.text();
-        assert.isTrue(/Pan deltaX:\d+; deltaY:\d+;, true, states: ended/.test(text), `Gestures event 'Pan deltaX: ...' not detected!`);
+        assert.isTrue(/Pan deltaX:([-+]?)\d+; deltaY:([-+]?)\d+;, true, states: ended/ig.test(text), `Gestures event 'Pan deltaX: ...' not detected!`);
     });
 
     it("gestures_06_pinch", async function () {
         const lblPan = await driver.waitForElement("Pinch here");
         await lblPan.pinch("out");
-        const result = await driver.findElementByTextIfExists("Pinch Scale: 1, true, states: ended", SearchOptions.contains);
-        assert.isTrue(result != null && result !== undefined, `Gestures event '"Pinch Scale: 0, true, states: ended"' not detected!`);
+        const result = await driver.findElementByTextIfExists("Pinch Scale:", SearchOptions.contains);
+        const text = await result.text();
+        assert.isTrue(/Pinch Scale: \d+, true, states: ended/ig.test(text), `Gestures event '"Pinch Scale: 0, true, states: ended"' not detected!`);
     });
 
     it("gestures_07_rotate", async function () {