diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 876f301a..6570ab3f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 Change Log
 
+v0.24.0
+---
+* **Internal refactoring:** completely new mechanism to rename variable names
+* Fixed https://github.com/javascript-obfuscator/javascript-obfuscator/issues/496
+
 v0.23.0
 ---
 * **New option:** `shuffleStringArray` randomly shuffles string array items
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "javascript-obfuscator",
-  "version": "0.23.0",
+  "version": "0.24.0",
   "description": "JavaScript obfuscator",
   "keywords": [
     "obfuscator",