diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/release_and_maintenance.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/release_and_maintenance.rst
index a436d135056..beb619dfef6 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/release_and_maintenance.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/release_and_maintenance.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Release status
 Ansible Release   Latest Version               Status
 ===============   ==========================   =================================================
 devel             `2.5`_ (unreleased, trunk)   In development
-2.4               `2.4.1`_ (2017-10-25)        Supported (security **and** general bug fixes)
+2.4               `2.4.2`_ (2017-11-29)        Supported (security **and** general bug fixes)
 2.3               `2.3.2`_ (2017-08-08)        Supported (security **and** critical bug fixes)
 2.2               `2.2.3`_ (2017-05-09)        Unsupported (end of life)
 2.1               `2.1.6`_ (2017-06-01)        Unsupported (end of life)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ devel             `2.5`_ (unreleased, trunk)   In development
     2.5 is released, and **only** security fixes once 2.6 is released.
 
 .. _2.5: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/CHANGELOG.md
-.. _2.4.1: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.4/CHANGELOG.md
+.. _2.4.2: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.4/CHANGELOG.md
 .. _2.3.2: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.3/CHANGELOG.md
 .. _2.2.3: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.2/CHANGELOG.md
 .. _2.1.6: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.1/CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/packaging/release/release.yml b/packaging/release/release.yml
index 3eee67eefad..7baa1ec5d24 100644
--- a/packaging/release/release.yml
+++ b/packaging/release/release.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     private: no
   tasks:
   - pause:
-      prompt: "Has the CHANGELOG and any other files been updated and are ready to go?"
+      prompt: "Has the CHANGELOG, release.yml, release_and_maintenance.rst, and any other files been updated and are ready to go?"
     when: is_final|bool
 
   - name: create a combined version string from the specified values
diff --git a/packaging/release/vars/versions.yml b/packaging/release/vars/versions.yml
index 428436eae59..009b91b64ab 100644
--- a/packaging/release/vars/versions.yml
+++ b/packaging/release/vars/versions.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ versions:
 - "2.4":
     code_name: "Dancing Days"
     releases:
+    - "2": "11-29-2017"
     - "1": "10-25-2017"
     - "0": "09-19-2017"
 - "2.3":