diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0451499..69535c6 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.3"
+  ".": "0.2.4"
 }
diff --git a/.version.txt b/.version.txt
index 7179039..abd4105 100644
--- a/.version.txt
+++ b/.version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.3
+0.2.4
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 127f554..3344b30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.4](https://github.com/rubyists/leopard/compare/v0.2.3...v0.2.4) (2026-03-31)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* preserve respond_with_error payloads ([#40](https://github.com/rubyists/leopard/issues/40)) ([f5c0d46](https://github.com/rubyists/leopard/commit/f5c0d463ec85556c731da1251897f27f2816310b))
+
 ## [0.2.3](https://github.com/rubyists/leopard/compare/v0.2.2...v0.2.3) (2025-08-16)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/leopard/version.rb b/lib/leopard/version.rb
index 610abbe..7d540a5 100644
--- a/lib/leopard/version.rb
+++ b/lib/leopard/version.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module Rubyists
   module Leopard
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    VERSION = '0.2.3'
+    VERSION = '0.2.4'
     # x-release-please-end
   end
 end