diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 85830d832e..80518b7bae 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.24.0 (2017-10-23)
+=======================================
+
+No changes since v0.24.0-rc1
+
+
 Changes in synapse v0.24.0-rc1 (2017-10-19)
 ===========================================
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index d2480271f7..c867d1cfd8 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.24.0-rc1"
+__version__ = "0.24.0"