Merge pull request #2844 from metomi/prepare-2.4.0

Prepare release: 2.4.0

Author: wxtim

CHANGES.md

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ creating a new release entry be sure to copy & paste the span tag with the
 updated. Only the first match gets replaced, so it's fine to leave the old
 ones in. -->
 
+## 2.4.0 (<span actions:bind='release-date'>Released 2025-01-08</span>)
+
+No significant changes. Released for consistency with Cylc release cycle.
+
 ## 2.3.2 (<span actions:bind='release-date'>Released 2024-11-11</span>)
 
 ### Fixes

metomi/rose/__init__.py

@@ -144,4 +144,4 @@
 # Paths in the Rose distribution.
 FILEPATH_README = "README.md"
 
-__version__ = "2.4.0.dev"
+__version__ = "2.4.0"