diff --git a/docs/NEWS b/docs/NEWS
index fc0d1a92..b54d3555 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS
+++ b/docs/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 2.4-alpha1
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
 Version 2.3.0 (10.08.2019)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/serendipity_config.inc.php b/serendipity_config.inc.php
index d71d115f..a8fd891a 100644
--- a/serendipity_config.inc.php
+++ b/serendipity_config.inc.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if (defined('USE_MEMSNAP')) {
 }
 
 // The version string
-$serendipity['version'] = '2.3.0';
+$serendipity['version'] = '2.4-alpha1';
 
 
 // Setting this to 'false' will enable debugging output. All alpha/beta/cvs snapshot versions will emit debug information by default. To increase the debug level (to enable Smarty debugging), set this flag to 'debug'.