diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index bb4b06b769..0d2489e6c4 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-:spock-release-version: 2.4-M1
-:spock-release-date: 2022-11-30
+:spock-release-version: 2.4-M2
+:spock-release-date: 2024-02-26
 :spock-snapshot-version: 2.4
 
 https://github.com/spockframework/spock/blob/master/LICENSE[image:https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg[License]]
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index fb1efb1217..f7918875ec 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ description = "Spock Framework"
 
 ext {
   baseVersion = "2.4"
-  snapshotVersion = true
-  milestone = 0
+  snapshotVersion = false
+  milestone = 2
   javaVersions = [8, 11, 17, 21] // ensure that latest version is actually build on GH actions and added to gradle.properties, otherwise no docs get published
   javaVersion = (System.getProperty("javaVersion") ?: 8) as int
   variants = [2.5, 3.0, 4.0]
diff --git a/docs/release_notes.adoc b/docs/release_notes.adoc
index 6372ebdf5f..ec398c834c 100644
--- a/docs/release_notes.adoc
+++ b/docs/release_notes.adoc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 include::include.adoc[]
 
-== 2.4-M2 (tbd)
+== 2.4-M2 (2024-02-26)
 
 === Highlights