diff --git a/Cabal.cabal b/Cabal.cabal
index a3c4453b7091b465ab16dec3f04f962655f1114c..85c4e6320bebc793e6225a1abd9ca97c448be64b 100644
--- a/Cabal.cabal
+++ b/Cabal.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: Cabal
-Version: 1.2.3.0
+Version: 1.2.4.0
 Copyright: 2003-2006, Isaac Jones
 License: BSD3
 License-File: LICENSE
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Library
     Build-Depends: unix
 
   GHC-Options: -Wall
-  CPP-Options: "-DCABAL_VERSION=1,2,3,0"
+  CPP-Options: "-DCABAL_VERSION=1,2,4,0"
   nhc98-Options: -K4M
 
   Exposed-Modules:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5afc2cf581c3cbff859ad4971ecdc389740dcac2..9a276efdf62ca2053b3f014d38db9bec8f059ee9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 
-CABALVERSION=1.2.3.0
+CABALVERSION=1.2.4.0
 
 KIND=rc
 #KIND=latest
-GHCFLAGS= --make -cpp -Wall -DCABAL_VERSION=1,2,3,0
+GHCFLAGS= --make -cpp -Wall -DCABAL_VERSION=1,2,4,0
 # later: -Wall
 PREF=/usr/local
 USER_FLAG =
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index 83a03129809aadd72c9166271c2be5afb3c5d938..3579eb791e354135ee3728a1102e4151bd984a7e 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 -*-change-log-*-
 
+1.2.4.0 Duncan Coutts <duncan@haskell.org> May 2008
+	* Released with GHC 6.8.3
+	* Backported several fixes and minor improvements from Cabal-1.4
+	* Use a default colour scheme for sources with hscolour >=1.9
+	* Support --hyperlink-source for Haddock >= 2.0
+	* Fix for running in a non-writable directory
+	* Add OSX -framework arguments when linking executables
+	* Updates to the user guide
+	* Allow build-tools names to include + and _
+	* Export autoconfUserHooks and simpleUserHooks
+	* Export ccLdOptionsBuildInfo for Setup.hs scripts
+	* Export unionBuildInfo and make BuildInfo an instance of Monoid
+	* Fix to allow the 'main-is' module to use a pre-processor
+
 1.2.3.0 Duncan Coutts <duncan@haskell.org> Nov 2007
 	* Released with GHC 6.8.2
 	* Includes full list of GHC language extensions
diff --git a/releaseNotes b/releaseNotes
index fbf4838940030072e92b08bbe4f973e78343aa4d..0e9ffbfee9535b1319a896c505c235e46e3b3a8b 100644
--- a/releaseNotes
+++ b/releaseNotes
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ changes and installation instructions.
 
 DOWNLOAD:
 
-The Haskell Cabal has reached version 1.2.3.0
+The Haskell Cabal has reached version 1.2.4.0
 
 Download the Cabal here (source and debian versions available):
 http://www.haskell.org/cabal/download.html