Update version number here as well; patchlevel.h is not the only place.

configure

 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Revision: 1.426 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 1.427 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53 for python 2.3.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53 for python 2.4.
 #
 # Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
 # Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ SHELL=${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh}
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='python'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='python'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='2.3'
-PACKAGE_STRING='python 2.3'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='2.4'
+PACKAGE_STRING='python 2.4'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
 
 ac_unique_file="Include/object.h"
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures python 2.3 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures python 2.4 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of python 2.3:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of python 2.4:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit 0
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-python configure 2.3
+python configure 2.4
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53
 
 Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ cat >&5 <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by python $as_me 2.3, which was
+It was created by python $as_me 2.4, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ rm confdefs.h
 mv confdefs.h.new confdefs.h
 
 
-VERSION=2.3
+VERSION=2.4
 
 
 SOVERSION=1.0
@@ -18095,7 +18095,7 @@ _ASBOX
 } >&5
 cat >&5 <<_CSEOF
 
-This file was extended by python $as_me 2.3, which was
+This file was extended by python $as_me 2.4, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -18154,7 +18154,7 @@ _ACEOF
 
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
 ac_cs_version="\\
-python config.status 2.3
+python config.status 2.4
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53,
   with options \\"`echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`\\"
 

configure.in

 dnl Process this file with autoconf 2.0 or later to make a configure script.
 
 # Set VERSION so we only need to edit in one place (i.e., here)
-m4_define(PYTHON_VERSION, 2.3)
+m4_define(PYTHON_VERSION, 2.4)
 
 AC_REVISION($Revision$)
 AC_PREREQ(2.53)