diff --git a/diffengine/__init__.py b/diffengine/__init__.py
index b82da42..cbeccf9 100755
--- a/diffengine/__init__.py
+++ b/diffengine/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # maybe this module should be broken up into multiple files, or maybe not ...
 
-UA = "diffengine/0.2.3 (+https://github.com/docnow/diffengine)"
+UA = "diffengine/0.2.4 (+https://github.com/docnow/diffengine)"
 
 import os
 import re
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7e78b61..e07e948 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
 
 import sys
 if sys.version_info < (3,0):