diff --git a/lib/instana/version.rb b/lib/instana/version.rb
index 4e838d0a..c708ea96 100644
--- a/lib/instana/version.rb
+++ b/lib/instana/version.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # (c) Copyright Instana Inc. 2016
 
 module Instana
-  VERSION = "2.3.0"
+  VERSION = "2.4.0"
   VERSION_FULL = "instana-#{VERSION}"
 end
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index 278d94da..01961ca3 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ sonar.sources=lib
 sonar.tests=test
 sonar.test.inclusions=test/**/*
 sonar.ruby.coverage.reportPaths=coverage/coverage.json
-sonar.coverage.exclusions=bin/*,examples/*,extras/*
+sonar.coverage.exclusions=bin/*,examples/*,extras/*,lib/instana/version.rb
 sonar.links.homepage=https://github.com/instana/ruby-sensor/
 sonar.links.ci=https://circleci.com/gh/instana/ruby-sensor
 sonar.links.issue=https://github.com/instana/ruby-sensor/issues