diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 5202ddab..8c8bef64 100755
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2.4
+   * Add MQTT_SOCKET_TIMEOUT to prevent it blocking indefinitely
+     whilst waiting for inbound data
+   * Fixed return code when publishing >256 bytes
+   
 2.3
    * Add publish(topic,payload,retained) function
 
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index 1e555f1a..ab1b6d29 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=PubSubClient
-version=2.3
+version=2.4
 author=Nick O'Leary <nick.oleary@gmail.com>
 maintainer=Nick O'Leary <nick.oleary@gmail.com>
 sentence=A client library for MQTT messaging.