diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index f1138d7..c42cae3 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.2.4 / 2012-03-11
+  - Bugfix release
+    * text with ampersand's no longer gets munged
+
 0.2.3 / 2011-11-11
   - Bugfix release
     * fixed Makefile (use tab instead of space)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7179039..abd4105 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.3
+0.2.4