diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: withr
 Title: Run Code 'With' Temporarily Modified Global State
-Version: 2.3.0.9000
+Version: 2.4.0
 Authors@R: 
     c(person(given = "Jim",
              family = "Hester",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# withr (development version)
+# withr 2.4.0
 
 - withr is now licensed as MIT (#154).