diff --git a/pub/CHANGELOG b/pub/CHANGELOG
index d21f6fbd4dd51ee5929c2d6bdb7c59a1c8e97f2f..127b936268b8e5f1e7c3c977313477406a9b8422 100644
--- a/pub/CHANGELOG
+++ b/pub/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Release 2.4.0a of
+Release 2.4.0a of 24mar17:
 
 - Consolidated graphics definitions wups17a
 - Practicable 2D plotting
diff --git a/pub/CMakeLists.txt b/pub/CMakeLists.txt
index 75b27941e1b918b73bc42a64477c83a5ad241905..7bfd9899d22f45db3200cf48ee5f69102792927c 100644
--- a/pub/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pub/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set(CMAKE_DISABLE_IN_SOURCE_BUILD ON)
 
 project(Frida)
 
-set(Frida_VERSION post-2.3.6c)
+set(Frida_VERSION 2.4.0a)
 
 include(CTest) # equivalent to "enable_testing() ???
 add_custom_target(check COMMAND ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND}) # => 'make check' is an alias for 'ctest'