diff --git a/engine/CHANGELOG.md b/engine/CHANGELOG.md
index 7e12d18f..5e15bac4 100644
--- a/engine/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/engine/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# @wwtelescope/engine 7.29.3 (2023-11-10)
+
+- Improve handling of touch gestures: don't be so eager to rotate, and
+  avoid panning as the user lifts up their fingers (#283, @Carifio24)
+- Build the UMD module with a `globalObject` of `this` rather than `self` (#282,
+  @pkgw). This should make the distributed files work in a wider variety of
+  contexts, including the Constellations dev builds.
+
+
 # @wwtelescope/engine 7.29.2 (2023-11-03)
 
 - Correct world <-> screen coordinate transformations for when the camera roll
diff --git a/engine/esm/wwt_control.js b/engine/esm/wwt_control.js
index 5dc76757..0b59e46c 100644
--- a/engine/esm/wwt_control.js
+++ b/engine/esm/wwt_control.js
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ export function WWTControl() {
     this._pointerIds = new Array(2);
     this._pinchingZoomRect = new Array(2);
     this._moved = false;
+    this._zooming = false;
+    this._rotating = false;
+    this._dragThreshold = 4;
 
     this._foregroundCanvas = null;
     this._fgDevice = null;
@@ -1154,13 +1157,15 @@ var WWTControl$ = {
 
     onTouchMove: function (e) {
         var ev = e;
+
         if (this._hasTwoTouches) {
             var t0 = ev.touches[0];
             var t1 = ev.touches[1];
             var newRect = new Array(2);
             newRect[0] = Vector2d.create(t0.pageX, t0.pageY);
             newRect[1] = Vector2d.create(t1.pageX, t1.pageY);
-            if (this._pinchingZoomRect[0] != null && this._pinchingZoomRect[1] != null) {
+
+            if (!this._dragging && this._pinchingZoomRect[0] != null && this._pinchingZoomRect[1] != null) {
                 var centerPoint = Vector2d.create(this.renderContext.width / 2, this.renderContext.height / 2);
                 var delta1 = Vector2d.subtract(newRect[0], this._pinchingZoomRect[0]);
                 var delta2 = Vector2d.subtract(newRect[1], this._pinchingZoomRect[1]);
@@ -1176,13 +1181,14 @@ var WWTControl$ = {
                 var angularComponent2 = Vector2d.subtract(delta2, radialComponent2);
                 var radialMagnitude = radialComponent1.get_length() + radialComponent2.get_length();
                 var angularMagnitude = angularComponent1.get_length() + angularComponent2.get_length();
-                if (radialMagnitude >= angularMagnitude) {
+
+                if (radialMagnitude >= 0.5 * angularMagnitude && !this._rotating) {
                     var oldDist = this.getDistance(this._pinchingZoomRect[0], this._pinchingZoomRect[1]);
                     var newDist = this.getDistance(newRect[0], newRect[1]);
                     var ratio = oldDist / newDist;
                     this.zoom(ratio);
-                }
-                else {
+                    this._zooming = true;
+                } else if (!this._zooming) {
                     var oldCenterDelta1 = Vector2d.subtract(this._pinchingZoomRect[0], centerPoint);
                     var oldCenterDelta2 = Vector2d.subtract(this._pinchingZoomRect[1], centerPoint);
                     var newCenterDelta1 = Vector2d.subtract(newRect[0], centerPoint);
@@ -1191,26 +1197,31 @@ var WWTControl$ = {
                     var cross2 = this.crossProductZ(oldCenterDelta2, newCenterDelta2);
                     var angle1 = Math.asin(cross1 / (oldCenterDelta1.get_length() * newCenterDelta1.get_length()));
                     var angle2 = Math.asin(cross2 / (oldCenterDelta2.get_length() * newCenterDelta2.get_length()));
+
                     if (angle1 * angle2 >= 0) {
                         var angle = angle1 + angle2;
                         if (this.get_planetLike() || this.get_solarSystemMode()) {
                             angle *= -1;
                         }
                         this.roll(angle);
+                        this._rotating = true;
                     }
                 }
             }
+
             this._pinchingZoomRect = newRect;
             ev.stopPropagation();
             ev.preventDefault();
             return;
         }
+
         ev.preventDefault();
         ev.stopPropagation();
-        if (this._mouseDown) {
-            this._dragging = true;
+
+        if (this._mouseDown && !(this._rotating || this._zooming)) {
             var curX = ev.targetTouches[0].pageX - this._lastX;
             var curY = ev.targetTouches[0].pageY - this._lastY;
+            this._dragging = this._dragging || (Math.sqrt(curX * curX + curY * curY) > this._dragThreshold);
             this.move(curX, curY);
             this._lastX = ev.targetTouches[0].pageX;
             this._lastY = ev.targetTouches[0].pageY;
@@ -1248,6 +1259,8 @@ var WWTControl$ = {
         }
         this._mouseDown = false;
         this._dragging = false;
+        this._zooming = false;
+        this._rotating = false;
     },
 
     // Pointer events
diff --git a/engine/package.json b/engine/package.json
index ea5af85d..f620d9b6 100644
--- a/engine/package.json
+++ b/engine/package.json
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@
     "tscheck": "tsc"
   },
   "types": "./src/index.d.ts",
-  "version": "7.29.2"
+  "version": "7.29.3"
 }
diff --git a/engine/webpack.config.js b/engine/webpack.config.js
index 363fefb7..29335dca 100644
--- a/engine/webpack.config.js
+++ b/engine/webpack.config.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var config = {
     entry: "./esm/index.js",
     output: {
         path: path.resolve(__dirname, "src"),
+        globalObject: "this",
         library: {
             name: "wwtlib",
             type: "umd"
diff --git a/research-app-messages/CHANGELOG.md b/research-app-messages/CHANGELOG.md
index 2f1b5948..c542d68d 100644
--- a/research-app-messages/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/research-app-messages/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# @wwtelescope/research-app-messages 0.17.3 (2023-11-10)
+
+- Update to the latest typedoc, and other improvements to the documentation
+  infrastructure (#274, #275, #276, #277, #278, @pkgw).
+
+
 # @wwtelescope/research-app-messages 0.17.2 (2023-09-15)
 
 - Update sponsorship branding and "front door" email address (#269, #271, @pkgw).
diff --git a/research-app-messages/package.json b/research-app-messages/package.json
index a419b523..97a327e4 100644
--- a/research-app-messages/package.json
+++ b/research-app-messages/package.json
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "./dist/src/index.d.ts",
-  "version": "0.17.2"
+  "version": "0.17.3"
 }