diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c7ec322c..db21c364 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .PHONY: test html counts coverage sdist clean install doc integration diagrams
 default: test
-VERSION = 23.11.0
+VERSION = 24.8.0
 
 test:
 	PYTHONPATH=. trial --reporter=text test
diff --git a/docs/releases.rst b/docs/releases.rst
index 48eb2c33..3ce257df 100644
--- a/docs/releases.rst
+++ b/docs/releases.rst
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@ that will be "19.2.1".
 
 See also :ref:`api_stability`.
 
-`git main <https://github.com/meejah/txtorcon>`_ *will likely become v24.1.0*
+`git main <https://github.com/meejah/txtorcon>`_ *will likely become v24.9.0*
 
+
+v24.8.0
+-------
+
+August 20, 2024
+
+ * `txtorcon-24.8.0.tar.gz <http://fjblvrw2jrxnhtg67qpbzi45r7ofojaoo3orzykesly2j3c2m3htapid.onion/txtorcon-24.8.0.tar.gz>`_ (`PyPI <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/txtorcon/24.8.0>`_ (:download:`local-sig </../signatues/txtorcon-24.8.0.tar.gz.asc>` or `github-sig <https://github.com/meejah/txtorcon/blob/main/signatues/txtorcon-24.8.0.tar.gz.asc?raw=true>`_) (`source <https://github.com/meejah/txtorcon/archive/v24.8.0.tar.gz>`_)
  * Fix (test) issues with Twisted 24.7.0 (`#400 <https://github.com/meejah/txtorcon/pull/400>`_)
  * Remove usage of "six" (`#395 <https://github.com/meejah/txtorcon/issues/395>`_,
    from `a-dieste <https://github.com/a-detiste>`_
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e5b0c78d..90f0f29c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ deps=
     automat
 ## XXX this doesn't work on github-actions
 ##    GeoIP
-    coverage < 7.0.0  # lcov 0.2.5 incompatible with newer coverage
+    # lcov 0.2.5 incompatible with newer coverage
+    coverage < 7.0.0
     coverage-lcov
     toml  # needed by above, but that doesn't declare it??
     cryptography
diff --git a/txtorcon/_metadata.py b/txtorcon/_metadata.py
index 58d818c1..e15447d2 100644
--- a/txtorcon/_metadata.py
+++ b/txtorcon/_metadata.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-__version__ = '23.11.0'
+__version__ = '24.8.0'
 __author__ = 'meejah'
 __contact__ = 'meejah@meejah.ca'
 __url__ = 'https://github.com/meejah/txtorcon'
 __license__ = 'MIT'
-__copyright__ = 'Copyright 2012-2023'
+__copyright__ = 'Copyright 2012-2024'