diff --git a/pegtl/pegtl.spec b/pegtl/pegtl.spec
index 1638ea8157..9c2e8fa980 100644
--- a/pegtl/pegtl.spec
+++ b/pegtl/pegtl.spec
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG Community
 Class:        EVAL
 Group:        CompilerCompiler
 License:      MIT
-Version:      2.3.4
-Release:      20180209
+Version:      2.4.0
+Release:      20180217
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      https://github.com/ColinH/PEGTL/archive/%{version}.tar.gz