diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 06df153..9c7794a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+journalpump 2.4.0 (2022-01-05)
+==============================
+* Updated polling algorithm to perform better when continiously receiving messages
+* Handle invalidation event to prevent keeping deleted files
+
 journalpump 2.3.0 (2020-06-15)
 ==============================
 * Added Google Cloud Logging logs sender
diff --git a/journalpump/__init__.py b/journalpump/__init__.py
index 8960dd8..3f452ea 100644
--- a/journalpump/__init__.py
+++ b/journalpump/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 # This file is under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 # See the file `LICENSE` for details.
 """journalpump"""
-__version__ = "2.3.7"
+__version__ = "2.4.0"