diff --git a/IPython/core/release.py b/IPython/core/release.py
index e062ef1..ec3861e 100644
--- a/IPython/core/release.py
+++ b/IPython/core/release.py
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ name = 'ipython'
 # release.  'dev' as a _version_extra string means this is a development
 # version
 _version_major = 2
-_version_minor = 3
+_version_minor = 4
 _version_patch = 0
 _version_extra = 'maint'
 # _version_extra = 'rc1'
-_version_extra = ''  # Uncomment this for full releases
+#_version_extra = ''  # Uncomment this for full releases
 
 # release.codename is deprecated in 2.0, will be removed in 3.0
 codename = ''
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/base/js/namespace.js b/IPython/html/static/base/js/namespace.js
index d418504..7837690 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/base/js/namespace.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/base/js/namespace.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 var IPython = IPython || {};
 
-IPython.version = "2.3.0";
+IPython.version = "2.4.0-maint";
 
 IPython.namespace = function (ns_string) {
     "use strict";