diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index e69d19d24..6558d1518 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## Next release
 
+## 0.24.0
+
 * Add support for WebSockets with dependencies and parameters.
     * Support included for:
         * `Depends`
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index 25bb491a4..bc4edbe04 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.23.0"
+__version__ = "0.24.0"
 
 from starlette.background import BackgroundTasks