diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index c382bfe71..870a489d4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,50 @@
 
 ## Binaries
 
+### 0.2.24 - 2013-12-07
+
+**Upgrading from 0.2.23**: No backwards incompatible changes. However, as you'll see below, quite a
+few command line flags to the utility apps (`nsq_to_http`, `nsq_to_file`, `nsq_to_http`) were
+deprecated and will be removed in the next release. Please use this release to transition over to
+the new ones.
+
+NOTE: we are now publishing additional binaries built against go1.2
+
+The most prominent addition is the tracking of end-to-end message processing percentiles. This
+measures the amount of time it's taking from `PUB` to `FIN` per topic/channel. The percentiles are
+configurable and, because there is *some* overhead in collecting this data, it can be turned off
+entirely. Please see [the section in the docs](http://bitly.github.io/nsq/components/nsqd.html) for
+implementation details.
+
+Additionally, the utility apps received comprehensive support for all configurable reader options
+(including compression, which was previously missing). This necessitated a bit of command line flag
+cleanup, as follows:
+
+#### nsq_to_file
+
+ * deprecated `--gzip-compression` in favor of `--gzip-level`
+ * deprecated `--verbose` in favor of `--reader-opt=verbose`
+
+#### nsq_to_http
+
+ * deprecated `--throttle-fraction` in favor of `--sample`
+ * deprecated `--http-timeout-ms` in favor of `--http-timeout` (which is a
+   *duration* flag)
+ * deprecated `--verbose` in favor of `--reader-opt=verbose`
+ * deprecated `--max-backoff-duration` in favor of
+   `--reader-opt=max_backoff_duration=X`
+
+#### nsq_to_nsq
+
+ * deprecated `--verbose` in favor of `--reader-opt=verbose`
+ * deprecated `--max-backoff-duration` in favor of
+   `--reader-opt=max_backoff_duration=X`
+
+New Features / Enhancements:
+
+ * #280 - add end-to-end message processing latency metrics
+ * #267 - comprehensive reader command line flags for utilities
+
 ### 0.2.23 - 2013-10-21
 
 **Upgrading from 0.2.22**: No backwards incompatible changes.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4fbbf2691..fc60aca4c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Python libraries are available out of the box (as well as many other [client
 libraries][client_libraries]) and, if you're interested in building your own, there's a [protocol
 spec][protocol].
 
-The latest stable release is **[0.2.23][latest_tag]** ([ChangeLog][changelog]). We publish [binary
+The latest stable release is **[0.2.24][latest_tag]** ([ChangeLog][changelog]). We publish [binary
 releases][installing] for linux and darwin.
 
 NOTE: master is our *development* branch and may not be stable at all times.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ NSQ was designed and developed by Matt Reiferson ([@imsnakes][snakes_twitter]) a
 [jehiah_twitter]: https://twitter.com/jehiah
 [bitly]: https://bitly.com
 [features_guarantees]: http://bitly.github.io/nsq/overview/features_and_guarantees.html
-[latest_tag]: https://github.com/bitly/nsq/tree/v0.2.23
+[latest_tag]: https://github.com/bitly/nsq/tree/v0.2.24
 [contributors]: https://github.com/bitly/nsq/graphs/contributors
 [client_libraries]: http://bitly.github.io/nsq/clients/client_libraries.html
 [jekyll]: http://jekyllrb.com/
diff --git a/contrib/nsq.spec b/contrib/nsq.spec
index 3a391a143..256af6dc5 100644
--- a/contrib/nsq.spec
+++ b/contrib/nsq.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %define name nsq
-%define version 0.2.23
+%define version 0.2.24
 %define release 1
 %define path usr/local
 %define group Database/Applications
diff --git a/util/binary_version.go b/util/binary_version.go
index 3dae9978d..56ff1aaa3 100644
--- a/util/binary_version.go
+++ b/util/binary_version.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 )
 
-const BINARY_VERSION = "0.2.24-alpha"
+const BINARY_VERSION = "0.2.24"
 
 func Version(app string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s v%s (built w/%s)", app, BINARY_VERSION, runtime.Version())