diff --git a/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp b/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
index e3b2dcdc2b..64c5bf2d13 100644
--- a/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple_data/protocol/BuildInfo.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ char const* BuildInfo::getRawVersionString ()
     //
     //  The build version number (edit this for each release)
     //
-        "0.23.0"
+        "0.24.0-rc1"
     //
     //  Must follow the format described here:
     //