diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 8efbe7e0d..401251f14 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ Note that ``RB_ID=#`` and ``PHAB_ID=#`` correspond to associated message in comm
 Unreleased
 ----------
 
+24.2.0
+------
+
+No Changes
+
 23.11.0
 -------
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70f11322b..31e61a8e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Finatra
 
-[![Build Status](https://github.com/twitter/finatra/workflows/continuous%20integration/badge.svg?branch=develop)](https://github.com/twitter/finatra/actions?query=workflow%3A%22continuous+integration%22+branch%3Adevelop)
+[![Build Status](https://github.com/twitter/finatra/workflows/continuous%20integration/badge.svg?branch=release)](https://github.com/twitter/finatra/actions?query=workflow%3A%22continuous+integration%22+branch%3Arelease)
 [![Project status](https://img.shields.io/badge/status-active-brightgreen.svg)](#status)
 [![Maven Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/com.twitter/finatra-http-server_2.12/badge.svg)][maven-central]
 [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/twitter/finatra)
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index c0826b8a9..88f1c64d7 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Global / excludeLintKeys += scalacOptions
 Global / concurrentRestrictions += Tags.limit(Tags.Test, 1)
 
 // All Twitter library releases are date versioned as YY.MM.patch
-val releaseVersion = "24.2.0-SNAPSHOT"
+val releaseVersion = "24.2.0"
 
 lazy val buildSettings = Seq(
   version := releaseVersion,
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index bf6379386..3ae4f0010 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ resolvers ++= Seq(
   Resolver.sonatypeRepo("snapshots")
 )
 
-val releaseVersion = "24.2.0-SNAPSHOT"
+val releaseVersion = "24.2.0"
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.twitter" % "scrooge-sbt-plugin" % releaseVersion)