diff --git a/doc/cv_version.tex b/doc/cv_version.tex
index c89f44592..1adc138b4 100644
--- a/doc/cv_version.tex
+++ b/doc/cv_version.tex
@@ -1 +1 @@
-\newcommand{\cvversion}{2024-09-17}
+\newcommand{\cvversion}{2024-10-05}
diff --git a/gromacs/src/colvarproxy_gromacs_version.h b/gromacs/src/colvarproxy_gromacs_version.h
index 55ca42208..98fd8f2b4 100644
--- a/gromacs/src/colvarproxy_gromacs_version.h
+++ b/gromacs/src/colvarproxy_gromacs_version.h
@@ -1,43 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of the GROMACS molecular simulation package.
- *
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- * and the project initiators Erik Lindahl, Berk Hess and David van der Spoel.
- * Consult the AUTHORS/COPYING files and https://www.gromacs.org for details.
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-/*! \internal \file
- * \brief
- * Tracks the Colvars GROMACS interface version; see https://github.com/Colvars/colvars
-
- * \ingroup module_applied_forces
- */
-
 #ifndef COLVARPROXY_VERSION
-#define COLVARPROXY_VERSION "2023-12-05"
+#define COLVARPROXY_VERSION "2024-10-05"
 #endif
diff --git a/lammps/src/COLVARS/colvarproxy_lammps_version.h b/lammps/src/COLVARS/colvarproxy_lammps_version.h
index 5901044b1..98fd8f2b4 100644
--- a/lammps/src/COLVARS/colvarproxy_lammps_version.h
+++ b/lammps/src/COLVARS/colvarproxy_lammps_version.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #ifndef COLVARPROXY_VERSION
-#define COLVARPROXY_VERSION "2024-07-05"
+#define COLVARPROXY_VERSION "2024-10-05"
 #endif
diff --git a/namd/src/colvarproxy_namd_version.h b/namd/src/colvarproxy_namd_version.h
index 21077698c..98fd8f2b4 100644
--- a/namd/src/colvarproxy_namd_version.h
+++ b/namd/src/colvarproxy_namd_version.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #ifndef COLVARPROXY_VERSION
-#define COLVARPROXY_VERSION "2023-12-05"
+#define COLVARPROXY_VERSION "2024-10-05"
 #endif
diff --git a/src/colvars_version.h b/src/colvars_version.h
index 02d8cd4f9..5db618e80 100644
--- a/src/colvars_version.h
+++ b/src/colvars_version.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #ifndef COLVARS_VERSION
-#define COLVARS_VERSION "2024-09-17"
+#define COLVARS_VERSION "2024-10-05"
 #endif
diff --git a/vmd/src/colvarproxy_vmd_version.h b/vmd/src/colvarproxy_vmd_version.h
index 21077698c..98fd8f2b4 100644
--- a/vmd/src/colvarproxy_vmd_version.h
+++ b/vmd/src/colvarproxy_vmd_version.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #ifndef COLVARPROXY_VERSION
-#define COLVARPROXY_VERSION "2023-12-05"
+#define COLVARPROXY_VERSION "2024-10-05"
 #endif