diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index dd94d6d2..488f9a16 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+22 Septembre 2008: Overview of changes in 2.24.0
+================================================
+* Translation updates.
+
 18 August 2008: Overview of changes in 2.23.90
 ==============================================
 * freebsd:
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4584d247..45abe67a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ dnl Configure script for the Gnome library
 dnl
 
 m4_define([libgtop_major_version], [2])
-m4_define([libgtop_minor_version], [23])
-m4_define([libgtop_micro_version], [90])
+m4_define([libgtop_minor_version], [24])
+m4_define([libgtop_micro_version], [0])
 m4_define([libgtop_version], [libgtop_major_version.libgtop_minor_version.libgtop_micro_version])
 
 dnl  increment if the interface has additions, changes, removals.