diff --git a/lib/jekyll/version.rb b/lib/jekyll/version.rb
index 8db50e03..47d43418 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/version.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Jekyll
-  VERSION = '2.3.0'
+  VERSION = '2.4.0'
 end