diff --git a/Cabal/Distribution/CabalSpecVersion.hs b/Cabal/Distribution/CabalSpecVersion.hs
index 1a1b461c83bdf7f244cb0e2c8af737a218c65360..dffb1f61596fa8bcd05d8c2af3e4370e4859e1a3 100644
--- a/Cabal/Distribution/CabalSpecVersion.hs
+++ b/Cabal/Distribution/CabalSpecVersion.hs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ data CabalSpecVersion
   deriving (Eq, Ord, Show, Read, Enum, Bounded, Typeable, Data, Generic)
 
 cabalSpecLatest :: CabalSpecVersion
-cabalSpecLatest = CabalSpecV2_2
+cabalSpecLatest = CabalSpecV2_4
 
 cabalSpecFeatures :: CabalSpecVersion -> Set.Set CabalFeature
 cabalSpecFeatures CabalSpecOld   = Set.empty