diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
index 8b65adf170d..93d38c61238 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ public class Version {
     public static final Version V_2_2_1 = new Version(V_2_2_1_ID, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_5_4_1);
     public static final int V_2_3_0_ID = 2030099;
     public static final Version V_2_3_0 = new Version(V_2_3_0_ID, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_5_5_0);
+    public static final int V_2_4_0_ID = 2040099;
+    public static final Version V_2_4_0 = new Version(V_2_4_0_ID, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_5_5_0);
     public static final int V_5_0_0_ID = 5000099;
     public static final Version V_5_0_0 = new Version(V_5_0_0_ID, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_6_0_0);
     public static final Version CURRENT = V_5_0_0;
@@ -81,6 +83,8 @@ public class Version {
         switch (id) {
             case V_5_0_0_ID:
                 return V_5_0_0;
+            case V_2_4_0_ID:
+                return V_2_4_0;
             case V_2_3_0_ID:
                 return V_2_3_0;
             case V_2_2_1_ID: