diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b27676e..d42b470 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+####################### V 1.7.2.4:
+
 corrections:
 	LISTEN based addresses applied some address options, e.g. so-keepalive,
 	to the listening file descriptor instead of the connected file
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f45e957..fbf4ea2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-"1.7.2.3"
+"1.7.2.4"