2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9f0a93cb5..5041dfd86 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ News for Paludis
 This file lists the major changes between versions. For a more detailed list
 of every change, see the Git log.
 
+2.4.0:
+    * Bug fixes.
+
+    * We now use Ruby 2.2, unless --with-ruby-version is specified.
+
 2.2.0:
     * Bug fixes.
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b14af6401..1a6b8dd11 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl vim: set sw=4 sts=4 ts=4 noet ft=config foldmethod=marker foldmarker={{{,}}}
 
 dnl {{{ program, version
 m4_define([MAJOR_VERSION], [2])
-m4_define([MINOR_VERSION], [2])
+m4_define([MINOR_VERSION], [4])
 m4_define([MICRO_VERSION], [0])
 m4_define([SUFFIX], [])
 m4_define([FULL_VERSION],