diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6093bc9897..7e104ea90d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 VERSION_MAJOR=2
 VERSION_MINOR=4
 VERSION_PATCH=0
-VERSION_SUFFIX=-dev
+VERSION_SUFFIX=
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index fc4943694f..dcc72e8d75 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 version = '2.4'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '2.4.0-dev'
+release = '2.4.0'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------