diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.php b/lib/bootstrap.php
index cc68c2dcbba4d5331a1cf03ded645bfb0c9fa86d..046840c0979a5dde99da2e2bcece38b1bea29733 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap.php
+++ b/lib/bootstrap.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 const DEFAULT_ENV = 'production';
 
 //software version - please leave it as it is!
-$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.2.3';
+$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.2.4';
 
 // Store startup time
 $STUDIP_STARTUP_TIME = microtime(true);