diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5bc23cd..98390b6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.23
+1.3.24
diff --git a/bin/note b/bin/note
index 71f405a..cd83dab 100755
--- a/bin/note
+++ b/bin/note
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ $CONF 		= File::Spec->catfile($ENV{HOME}, ".noterc");
 $USER 		= getlogin || getpwuid($<);
 chomp $USER;
 $TOPIC 		= 1;
-$version 	= "1.3.23";
+$version 	= "1.3.24";
 $CurDepth 	= 1;		# the current depth inside the topic "directory" structure...
 $maxlen         = "auto";
 $timelen        = 22;