diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index 6041978263f..0c517a77bf4 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "core": "24.3.0",
+  "core": "24.4.0",
   "prover": "14.2.0"
 }
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 815dde1687f..1eb57523b3a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8598,7 +8598,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_external_node"
-version = "24.3.0"
+version = "24.4.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_matches",
diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index dc453ff54f0..424ab8c3a3b 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [24.4.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.3.0...core-v24.4.0) (2024-05-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **prover:** add GPU feature for compressor ([#1838](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1838)) ([e9a2213](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/e9a2213985928cd3804a3855ccfde6a7d99da238))
+* **pruning:** remove manual vaccum; add migration configuring autovacuum ([#1983](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1983)) ([3d98072](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/3d98072468b1f7dac653b4ff04bda66e2fc8185e))
+* **tests:** Move all env calls to one place in ts-tests ([#1968](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1968)) ([3300047](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/33000475b47831fc3791dac338aae4d0e7db25b0))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Disallow non null updates for transactions ([#1951](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1951)) ([a603ac8](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/a603ac8eaab112738e1c2336b0f537273ad58d85))
+* **en:** Minor node fixes ([#1978](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1978)) ([74144e8](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/74144e8240f633a587f0cd68f4d136a7a68af7be))
+* **en:** run `MainNodeFeeParamsFetcher` in API component ([#1988](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1988)) ([b62677e](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/b62677ea5f8f6bb57d6ad02139a938ccf943e06a))
+* **merkle-tree:** Fix tree API health check status ([#1973](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/1973)) ([6235561](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/623556112c40400244906e42c5f84a047dc6f26b))
+
 ## [24.3.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.2.0...core-v24.3.0) (2024-05-16)
 
 
diff --git a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
index 3743d82ac81..b5815a9a223 100644
--- a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zksync_external_node"
-version = "24.3.0" # x-release-please-version
+version = "24.4.0" # x-release-please-version
 edition.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true