diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 39e1f7b36..21f3eb89c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 This contains only the most important and/or user-facing changes; for a full changelog, see the commit history.
 
+## [2.4.1](https://github.com/ably/ably-js/tree/2.4.1) (2024-10-04)
+
+- Fix `usePresence` hook wasn't leaving presence if component unmounted during channel attaching state [\#1884](https://github.com/ably/ably-js/pull/1884)
+
 ## [2.4.0](https://github.com/ably/ably-js/tree/2.4.0) (2024-09-11)
 
 - Add `wsConnectivityCheckUrl` client option [\#1862](https://github.com/ably/ably-js/pull/1862)
diff --git a/ably.d.ts b/ably.d.ts
index b8e85c6a4..a09f5aa49 100644
--- a/ably.d.ts
+++ b/ably.d.ts
@@ -2335,12 +2335,99 @@ export interface Message {
    * Timestamp of when the message was received by Ably, as milliseconds since the Unix epoch.
    */
   timestamp?: number;
+  /**
+   * The action type of the message, one of the {@link MessageAction} enum values.
+   */
+  action?: MessageAction;
+  /**
+   * This message's unique serial.
+   */
+  serial?: string;
+  /**
+   * The serial of the message that this message is a reference to.
+   */
+  refSerial?: string;
+  /**
+   * The type of reference this message is, in relation to the message it references.
+   */
+  refType?: string;
+  /**
+   * If an `update` operation was applied to this message, this will be the timestamp the update occurred.
+   */
+  updatedAt?: number;
+  /**
+   * If a `deletion` operation was applied to this message, this will be the timestamp the deletion occurred.
+   */
+  deletedAt?: number;
+  /**
+   * If this message resulted from an operation, this will contain the operation details.
+   */
+  operation?: Operation;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Contains the details of an operation, such as update of deletion, supplied by the actioning client.
+ */
+export interface Operation {
+  /**
+   * The client ID of the client that initiated the operation.
+   */
+  clientId?: string;
+  /**
+   * The description provided by the client that initiated the operation.
+   */
+  description?: string;
+  /**
+   * A JSON object of string key-value pairs that may contain metadata associated with the operation.
+   */
+  metadata?: Record<string, string>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The namespace containing the different types of message actions.
+ */
+declare namespace MessageActions {
+  /**
+   * Message action has not been set.
+   */
+  type MESSAGE_UNSET = 'MESSAGE_UNSET';
+  /**
+   * Message action for a newly created message.
+   */
+  type MESSAGE_CREATE = 'MESSAGE_CREATE';
+  /**
+   * Message action for an updated message.
+   */
+  type MESSAGE_UPDATE = 'MESSAGE_UPDATE';
+  /**
+   * Message action for a deleted message.
+   */
+  type MESSAGE_DELETE = 'MESSAGE_DELETE';
+  /**
+   * Message action for a newly created annotation.
+   */
+  type MESSAGE_ANNOTATION_CREATE = 'MESSAGE_ANNOTATION_CREATE';
+  /**
+   * Message action for a deleted annotation.
+   */
+  type MESSAGE_ANNOTATION_DELETE = 'MESSAGE_ANNOTATION_DELETE';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Describes the possible action types used on an {@link Message}.
+ */
+export type MessageAction =
+  | MessageActions.MESSAGE_UNSET
+  | MessageActions.MESSAGE_CREATE
+  | MessageActions.MESSAGE_UPDATE
+  | MessageActions.MESSAGE_DELETE
+  | MessageActions.MESSAGE_ANNOTATION_CREATE
+  | MessageActions.MESSAGE_ANNOTATION_DELETE;
+
 /**
  * A message received from Ably.
  */
-export type InboundMessage = Message & Required<Pick<Message, 'id' | 'timestamp'>>;
+export type InboundMessage = Message & Required<Pick<Message, 'id' | 'timestamp' | 'serial' | 'action'>>;
 
 /**
  * Static utilities related to messages.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 63325af50..c5f3dea2d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ably",
-  "version": "2.4.0",
+  "version": "2.4.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ably",
-      "version": "2.4.0",
+      "version": "2.4.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ably/msgpack-js": "^0.4.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5bb15dd54..66df4b236 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ably",
   "description": "Realtime client library for Ably, the realtime messaging service",
-  "version": "2.4.0",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/ably/ably-js/issues",
diff --git a/src/common/lib/types/defaultmessage.ts b/src/common/lib/types/defaultmessage.ts
index dfc4a02b1..33246b30e 100644
--- a/src/common/lib/types/defaultmessage.ts
+++ b/src/common/lib/types/defaultmessage.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import Message, {
   CipherOptions,
-  fromEncoded,
-  fromEncodedArray,
-  encode,
   decode,
+  encode,
   EncodingDecodingContext,
+  fromEncoded,
+  fromEncodedArray,
+  fromValues,
 } from './message';
 import * as API from '../../../../ably';
 import Platform from 'common/platform';
@@ -25,8 +26,8 @@ export class DefaultMessage extends Message {
   }
 
   // Used by tests
-  static fromValues(values: unknown): Message {
-    return Object.assign(new Message(), values);
+  static fromValues(values: Message | Record<string, unknown>, stringifyAction?: boolean): Message {
+    return fromValues(values, stringifyAction);
   }
 
   // Used by tests
diff --git a/src/common/lib/types/message.ts b/src/common/lib/types/message.ts
index 7cc8b80ac..152b9805b 100644
--- a/src/common/lib/types/message.ts
+++ b/src/common/lib/types/message.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,32 @@ import * as API from '../../../../ably';
 import { IUntypedCryptoStatic } from 'common/types/ICryptoStatic';
 import { MsgPack } from 'common/types/msgpack';
 
+const MessageActionNumberMap: Record<number, API.MessageAction> = {
+  0: 'MESSAGE_UNSET',
+  1: 'MESSAGE_CREATE',
+  2: 'MESSAGE_UPDATE',
+  3: 'MESSAGE_DELETE',
+  4: 'MESSAGE_ANNOTATION_CREATE',
+  5: 'MESSAGE_ANNOTATION_DELETE',
+};
+
+function toMessageActionString(actionNumber: number): API.MessageAction {
+  if (actionNumber in MessageActionNumberMap) {
+    return MessageActionNumberMap[actionNumber];
+  } else {
+    throw new ErrorInfo(`Unsupported action number: ${actionNumber}`, 40000, 400);
+  }
+}
+
+function toMessageActionNumber(messageAction: API.MessageAction): number {
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(MessageActionNumberMap)) {
+    if (value === messageAction) {
+      return parseInt(key);
+    }
+  }
+  throw new ErrorInfo(`Unsupported action string: ${messageAction}`, 40000, 400);
+}
+
 export type CipherOptions = {
   channelCipher: {
     encrypt: Function;
@@ -82,7 +108,7 @@ export async function fromEncoded(
   encoded: unknown,
   inputOptions?: API.ChannelOptions,
 ): Promise<Message> {
-  const msg = fromValues(encoded);
+  const msg = fromValues(encoded as Message | Record<string, unknown>, true);
   const options = normalizeCipherOptions(Crypto, logger, inputOptions ?? null);
   /* if decoding fails at any point, catch and return the message decoded to
    * the fullest extent possible */
@@ -260,7 +286,7 @@ export async function fromResponseBody(
   }
 
   for (let i = 0; i < body.length; i++) {
-    const msg = (body[i] = fromValues(body[i]));
+    const msg = (body[i] = fromValues(body[i], true));
     try {
       await decode(msg, options);
     } catch (e) {
@@ -270,14 +296,17 @@ export async function fromResponseBody(
   return body;
 }
 
-export function fromValues(values: unknown): Message {
+export function fromValues(values: Message | Record<string, unknown>, stringifyAction?: boolean): Message {
+  if (stringifyAction) {
+    values.action = toMessageActionString(values.action as number);
+  }
   return Object.assign(new Message(), values);
 }
 
 export function fromValuesArray(values: unknown[]): Message[] {
   const count = values.length,
     result = new Array(count);
-  for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) result[i] = fromValues(values[i]);
+  for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) result[i] = fromValues(values[i] as Record<string, unknown>);
   return result;
 }
 
@@ -304,6 +333,13 @@ class Message {
   encoding?: string | null;
   extras?: any;
   size?: number;
+  action?: API.MessageAction | number;
+  serial?: string;
+  refSerial?: string;
+  refType?: string;
+  updatedAt?: number;
+  deletedAt?: number;
+  operation?: API.Operation;
 
   /**
    * Overload toJSON() to intercept JSON.stringify()
@@ -334,6 +370,13 @@ class Message {
       connectionId: this.connectionId,
       connectionKey: this.connectionKey,
       extras: this.extras,
+      serial: this.serial,
+      action: toMessageActionNumber(this.action as API.MessageAction),
+      refSerial: this.refSerial,
+      refType: this.refType,
+      updatedAt: this.updatedAt,
+      deletedAt: this.deletedAt,
+      operation: this.operation,
       encoding,
       data,
     };
@@ -355,6 +398,14 @@ class Message {
       else result += '; data (json)=' + JSON.stringify(this.data);
     }
     if (this.extras) result += '; extras=' + JSON.stringify(this.extras);
+
+    if (this.action) result += '; action=' + this.action;
+    if (this.serial) result += '; serial=' + this.serial;
+    if (this.refSerial) result += '; refSerial=' + this.refSerial;
+    if (this.refType) result += '; refType=' + this.refType;
+    if (this.updatedAt) result += '; updatedAt=' + this.updatedAt;
+    if (this.deletedAt) result += '; deletedAt=' + this.deletedAt;
+    if (this.operation) result += '; operation=' + JSON.stringify(this.operation);
     result += ']';
     return result;
   }
diff --git a/src/platform/react-hooks/src/AblyReactHooks.ts b/src/platform/react-hooks/src/AblyReactHooks.ts
index 9874cd8f7..aa421f28c 100644
--- a/src/platform/react-hooks/src/AblyReactHooks.ts
+++ b/src/platform/react-hooks/src/AblyReactHooks.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export type ChannelNameAndOptions = {
 export type ChannelNameAndAblyId = Pick<ChannelNameAndOptions, 'channelName' | 'ablyId'>;
 export type ChannelParameters = string | ChannelNameAndOptions;
 
-export const version = '2.4.0';
+export const version = '2.4.1';
 
 export function channelOptionsWithAgent(options?: Ably.ChannelOptions) {
   return {