diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e8cbe3b3c..df789ab0e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+0.2.4 for Linux and Mac (Wed Jun 29, 2011):
+
+        Hylke: Fix crash when setting up with an empty Git repository.
+
+
 0.2.3 for Linux and Mac (Tue Jun 28, 2011):
 
         Hylke: Add the ability to add notes in the event logs. Fix some quirks
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d958b0f10..223e76137 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 m4_define([sparkleshare_version],
-	[0.2.3])
+	[0.2.4])
 
 m4_define([sparkleshare_asm_version],
-	[0.2.3])
+	[0.2.4])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.54])
 AC_INIT([SparkleShare], sparkleshare_version)