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 # cortex
 
-![Version: 2.3.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-2.3.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: v1.17.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-v1.17.1-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 2.4.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-2.4.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: v1.17.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-v1.17.1-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant, long term Prometheus.