diff --git a/MMAPPER_VERSION b/MMAPPER_VERSION
index f0383318..58dfef16 100644
--- a/MMAPPER_VERSION
+++ b/MMAPPER_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-23.05.0
+24.03.0
diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 0ad86cc5..e419b4a5 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+================================
+MMapper 24.03.0 (March 10, 2024)
+================================
+
+New features:
+ - MMapper will now synchronize the time to the hour using MUME's Mud Server Status Protocol. (Mirnir)
+ - The recent whitespace change is now compatible with MMapper where room descriptions are now normalized.
+
+Bug fixes:
+ - Timers will now trigger for Elves and Half-elves. (Gamor)
+ - Some memory leaks were fixed.
+
+Changes:
+ - The minimum supported version of macOS is now Monterey.
+ - The Web Map format has changed its md5 hashing strategy to also normalize on whitespace.
+ - The unit test coverage was improved by 3%. (Gamor)
+
 ================================
 MMapper 23.05.0 (May 1, 2023)
 ================================