diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c13d2bc..aba7088 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # master (unreleased)
 
+# v7.4.0 (December 26, 2024)
+
 Enhancement:
 * add support for ruby 3.4
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 82bf979..4cd99ae 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    gem_updater (7.3.0)
+    gem_updater (7.4.0)
       bundler (< 3)
       json (~> 2.6)
       nokogiri (~> 1.13)
diff --git a/lib/gem_updater/version.rb b/lib/gem_updater/version.rb
index fa01b0d..9cf558e 100644
--- a/lib/gem_updater/version.rb
+++ b/lib/gem_updater/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module GemUpdater
-  VERSION = '7.3.0'
+  VERSION = '7.4.0'
 end