diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/report.yml
index f68f236b4..aa2c3c371 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/report.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: PCSX-ReARMed Version
       description: Version number of the emulator as shown in the menus and printed in logs.
-      placeholder: r23l a4e249a1
+      placeholder: r24l 3a52f747
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: input
diff --git a/frontend/libretro.c b/frontend/libretro.c
index 7b29a23af..0a98e83e7 100644
--- a/frontend/libretro.c
+++ b/frontend/libretro.c
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ void retro_get_system_info(struct retro_system_info *info)
 #endif
    memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
    info->library_name     = "PCSX-ReARMed";
-   info->library_version  = "r23l" GIT_VERSION;
+   info->library_version  = "r24l" GIT_VERSION;
    info->valid_extensions = "bin|cue|img|mdf|pbp|toc|cbn|m3u|chd|iso|exe";
    info->need_fullpath    = true;
 }
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 55e1feb89..1f1f2d52e 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ builtin_gpu    - this is either Exophase's ARM NEON GPU (accurate and fast,
                  gpu_peops or gpu_unai (depends on compile options).
 gpu_peops.so   - P.E.Op.S. soft GPU, reasonably accurate but slow
                  (also found with older emulators on PC)
-gpu_unai.so    - Unai's plugin from PCSX4ALL project. Faster than P.E.Op.S.
-                 but has some glitches.
+gpu_unai_old.so- Unai's plugin from PCSX4ALL project. Faster than P.E.Op.S.
+                 but has some glitches (old version).
 gpu_gles.so    - experimental port of P.E.Op.S. MesaGL plugin to OpenGL ES.
                  Occasionally faster but has lots of glitches and seems to
                  be rather unstable (may crash the driver/system).
@@ -113,6 +113,20 @@ the main menu where it is possible to enable/disable individual cheats.
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+r24 (2024-01-22)
+* HLE compatibility has been greatly improved
+* various compatibility and accuracy improvements
++ support for more lightgun types
+- savestates from older versions might not work, especially if HLE was used.
+  Memory card files remain fully compatible.
+* many small changes I forgot about
+
+r23 (2022-03-14)
+* many fixes from various contributors on github and from the libretro fork
+* dynarec related slowdowns have been greatly reduced
+* many dynarec bug fixes
++ added chd disk image support
+
 r22 (2015-02-05)
 * general: fixed a race condition/crash in threaded SPU mode
 * pandora: C64x: fixed compatibility with newer c64_tools, enabled L2 cache