diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 375619a5b1..3818306891 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2024.09-rc
+2024.12
diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index f7c093a4c9..a722fcb4d9 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- ------------------------------------------
--- Friendica 2024.09-rc (Yellow Archangel)
+-- Friendica 2024.12 (Interrupted Fern)
 -- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1576
 -- ------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/App.php b/src/App.php
index 6e3f0423a9..8813dc52a0 100644
--- a/src/App.php
+++ b/src/App.php
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 class App
 {
 	const PLATFORM = 'Friendica';
-	const CODENAME = 'Yellow Archangel';
-	const VERSION  = '2024.09-rc';
+	const CODENAME = 'Interrupted Fern';
+	const VERSION  = '2024.12';
 
 	// Allow themes to control internal parameters
 	// by changing App values in theme.php
diff --git a/view/lang/C/messages.po b/view/lang/C/messages.po
index ae35c9167f..4a8a0a1b83 100644
--- a/view/lang/C/messages.po
+++ b/view/lang/C/messages.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: 2024.09-rc\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: 2024.12\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
 "POT-Creation-Date: 2024-12-28 00:35+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"