diff --git a/cde/configure.ac b/cde/configure.ac
index e11679125..9ad898728 100644
--- a/cde/configure.ac
+++ b/cde/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([cde-desktop], [2.3.2], [jon@radscan.com])
+AC_INIT([cde-desktop], [2.4.0a], [https://sourceforge.net/projects/cdesktopenv])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([include/autotools_config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign subdir-objects])
diff --git a/cde/copyright b/cde/copyright
index fc5d7b5fe..a135c2d00 100644
--- a/cde/copyright
+++ b/cde/copyright
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 
 
-             Common Desktop Environment Version 2.4.0
+             Common Desktop Environment Version 2.4.0a
 
 (c) Copyright 1993-2012 The Open Group
 (c) Copyright 2012-2022 CDE Project contributors, see CONTRIBUTORS for details
diff --git a/cde/doc/common/help/HELPEnt.sgm b/cde/doc/common/help/HELPEnt.sgm
index 8dee6fb50..b1bf3a87b 100644
--- a/cde/doc/common/help/HELPEnt.sgm
+++ b/cde/doc/common/help/HELPEnt.sgm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!-- $TOG: HELPEnt.sgm /main/12 1999/10/12 09:35:15 mgreess $ -->
-<!ENTITY CDEcopyright "<GlossTerm Role=nogloss>Common Desktop Environment 2.4.0</GlossTerm>,
+<!ENTITY CDEcopyright "<GlossTerm Role=nogloss>Common Desktop Environment 2.4.0a</GlossTerm>,
 
 &copy; Copyright 1993-2012 The Open Group
 &copy; Copyright 2012-2020 CDE Project contributors, see CONTRIBUTORS for details
diff --git a/cde/include/Dt/Dt.h b/cde/include/Dt/Dt.h
index 3b467c078..3dfbfa23d 100644
--- a/cde/include/Dt/Dt.h
+++ b/cde/include/Dt/Dt.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ extern "C" {
 				DtREVISION * 100 + \
 				DtUPDATE_LEVEL)
 
-#define DtVERSION_STRING "CDE Version 2.4.0"
+#define DtVERSION_STRING "CDE Version 2.4.0a"
 
 
 /* 
diff --git a/cde/lib/tt/bin/ttauth/ttauth.man b/cde/lib/tt/bin/ttauth/ttauth.man
index bee396cca..c065f57ee 100644
--- a/cde/lib/tt/bin/ttauth/ttauth.man
+++ b/cde/lib/tt/bin/ttauth/ttauth.man
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 .\" not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or
 .\" other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization
 .\" from The Open Group.
-.TH TTAUTH 1 "Release 2.4.0" "CDE"
+.TH TTAUTH 1 "Release 2.4.0a" "CDE"
 .SH NAME
 ttauth \- ToolTalk authority file utility
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/cde/lib/tt/tooltalk.tmpl b/cde/lib/tt/tooltalk.tmpl
index dc43ea419..273430eb9 100644
--- a/cde/lib/tt/tooltalk.tmpl
+++ b/cde/lib/tt/tooltalk.tmpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /* TT_VERSION defines the version string which is imbedded in all the */
 /* binaries and shipped libraries. */
 
-TT_VERSION = "CDE Version 2.4.0"
+TT_VERSION = "CDE Version 2.4.0a"
 TT_VERSION_DEFINE = -DTT_VERSION_STRING=\"$(TT_VERSION)\"