diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 2684754ba3..4650f82240 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-:spock-release-version: 2.4-M4
-:spock-release-date: 2024-03-21
+:spock-release-version: 2.4-M5
+:spock-release-date: 2025-01-07
 :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 bd81b3ccfc..aa793a5263 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ description = "Spock Framework"
 
 ext {
   baseVersion = "2.4"
-  snapshotVersion = true
-  milestone = 0
+  snapshotVersion = false
+  milestone = 5
   javaVersions = javaVersionsList.trim().split(/\s*+,\s*+/).collect { it as int }
   javaVersion = (System.getProperty("javaVersion") ?: 8) as int
   variants = variantsList.trim().split(/\s*+,\s*+/).collect { it as BigDecimal }
diff --git a/docs/release_notes.adoc b/docs/release_notes.adoc
index fa65dadcd8..ff89b97148 100644
--- a/docs/release_notes.adoc
+++ b/docs/release_notes.adoc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 include::include.adoc[]
 
-== 2.4 (tbd)
+== 2.4-M5 (2025-01-07)
 
 === Highlights