diff --git a/bin/lein b/bin/lein
index 42823171a..b91a4acb1 100755
--- a/bin/lein
+++ b/bin/lein
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # somewhere on your $PATH, like ~/bin. The rest of Leiningen will be
 # installed upon first run into the ~/.lein/self-installs directory.
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.4.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.4.0"
 
 case $LEIN_VERSION in
     *SNAPSHOT) SNAPSHOT="YES" ;;
diff --git a/bin/lein-pkg b/bin/lein-pkg
index 8a59a2a5d..a8a97d914 100644
--- a/bin/lein-pkg
+++ b/bin/lein-pkg
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # It has all the cross-platform stuff stripped out as well as the
 # logic for running from a source checkout and self-install/upgrading.
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.4.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.4.0"
 
 if [ `whoami` = "root" ] && [ "$LEIN_ROOT" = "" ]; then
     echo "WARNING: You're currently running as root; probably by accident."
diff --git a/bin/lein.bat b/bin/lein.bat
index b8003915a..2044231e7 100755
--- a/bin/lein.bat
+++ b/bin/lein.bat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setLocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
 
-set LEIN_VERSION=2.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+set LEIN_VERSION=2.4.0
 
 if "%LEIN_VERSION:~-9%" == "-SNAPSHOT" (
     set SNAPSHOT=YES
diff --git a/bin/release b/bin/release
index 61b99be4e..12889b5ea 100755
--- a/bin/release
+++ b/bin/release
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ echo "Are these acceptable times? (~3s) [Y\n]"
 read CONTINUE
 case "$CONTINUE" in
     y|Y|"")
-        gpg -ab $RELEASE_JAR
-        echo "Upload $RELEASE_JAR and $RELEASE_JAR.asc to GitHub releases for $RELEASE_VERSION.";;
+        gpg -ab $RELEASE_JAR;;
     *)
         echo "Aborted."
         exit 1;;
@@ -49,11 +48,12 @@ esac
 cd $LEIN_ROOT
 
 git commit -a -m "Release $RELEASE_VERSION"
+git tag -s $RELEASE_VERSION -m "Release $RELEASE_VERSION"
+git push && git push --tags && git push origin master:stable
+
+echo "Upload $RELEASE_JAR and $RELEASE_JAR.asc to GitHub releases for $RELEASE_VERSION."
 
 rm -rf target leiningen-core/target
-echo "Test self-install."
-echo "If things are good, run this:"
-echo "$ git tag -s $RELEASE_VERSION -m \"Release $RELEASE_VERSION\""
-echo "$ git push && git push --tags && git push origin master:stable"
-echo "$ lein deploy clojars"
-echo "$ cd leiningen-core && lein deploy clojars"
+echo "Test self-install. If things are good, run this:"
+echo "$ lein deploy clojars && cd leiningen-core && lein deploy clojars"
+echo "And announce it on the mailing list."
diff --git a/leiningen-core/pom.xml b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
index be0b3aa39..7922591c1 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/pom.xml
+++ b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>leiningen-core</groupId>
   <artifactId>leiningen-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>2.3.4</version>
+  <version>2.4.0</version>
   <name>leiningen-core</name>
   <description>Library for core functionality of Leiningen.</description>
   <url>https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen</url>
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/technomancy/leiningen.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/technomancy/leiningen.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>77d659e6eec73d1d46b890838d62590751c94844
+    <tag>52f6ec9b4c0a9af8255b3bf69d23cca82ecca900
 </tag>
     <url>https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen</url>
   </scm>
@@ -67,12 +66,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.clojure</groupId>
       <artifactId>clojure</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.1</version>
+      <version>1.6.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>bultitude</groupId>
       <artifactId>bultitude</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.2</version>
+      <version>0.2.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>classlojure</groupId>
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.cemerick</groupId>
       <artifactId>pomegranate</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.0</version>
+      <version>0.3.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
diff --git a/leiningen-core/project.clj b/leiningen-core/project.clj
index 747b08341..da98bd860 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/project.clj
+++ b/leiningen-core/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject leiningen-core "2.4.0-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen-core "2.4.0"
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 7ea8626e0..3db324c5f 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ;; This is Leiningen's own project configuration. See doc/TUTORIAL.md
 ;; file as well as sample.project.clj for help writing your own.
 
-(defproject leiningen "2.4.0-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen "2.4.0"
   :description "Automate Clojure projects without setting your hair on fire."
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
-  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.4.0-SNAPSHOT"]
+  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.4.0"]
                  [org.clojure/data.xml "0.0.3"]
                  [commons-io "2.4"]
                  [bultitude "0.2.6"]