diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 4e37b63d..76d9c81b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+* 0.24.0
+  - Usage of @external_resource is no longer necessary
+
 * 0.23.1
   - Fix parse of [packed=false] option (the serialization was still correct,
     but not in compliance with Protobuf conformance checker recommandations)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3626f827..a687eeee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Add `:protox` to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:
 
 ```elixir
 def deps do
-  [{:protox, "~> 0.23.0"}]
+  [{:protox, "~> 0.24.0"}]
 end
 ```
 
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 5298b40b..a9d5a4ff 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule Protox.Mixfile do
   def project do
     [
       app: :protox,
-      version: "0.23.1",
+      version: "0.24.0",
       elixir: "~> 1.6",
       build_embedded: Mix.env() == :prod,
       start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,