diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bb744ac3fe..a87d9ba4cf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 # Initiate the build and/or installation
 setup(
     name='RMG-database',
-    version='2.3.0',
+    version='2.4.0',
     description='Reaction Mechanism Generator Database',
     author='William H. Green and the RMG Team',
     author_email='rmg_dev@mit.edu',