diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 276cbf9e2858c779297bb9f73b34170302949ec4..197c4d5c2d7c724b4cd0048f4e3574bb3fa5c8db 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.3.0
+2.4.0