diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 368bfc842..b23e45bcd 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -31,22 +31,26 @@ var (
 
 // see https://calver.org
 const (
-	VersionMajor       = 2  // Major version component of the current release
-	VersionMinor       = 57 // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionMicro       = 3  // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionModifier    = "" // Modifier component of the current release
+	VersionMajor       = 2        // Major version component of the current release
+	VersionMinor       = 4        // Minor version component of the current release
+	VersionMicro       = 0        // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionModifier    = "stable" // Modifier component of the current release
+	VariantMeta        = "pulse"  // Variant metadata to append to the version string
 	VersionKeyCreated  = "ErigonVersionCreated"
 	VersionKeyFinished = "ErigonVersionFinished"
 )
 
 // Version holds the textual version string.
 var Version = func() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%d.%02d.%d", VersionMajor, VersionMinor, VersionMicro)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d", VersionMajor, VersionMinor, VersionMicro)
 }()
 
 // VersionWithMeta holds the textual version string including the metadata.
 var VersionWithMeta = func() string {
 	v := Version
+	if VariantMeta != "" {
+		v += "-" + VariantMeta
+	}
 	if VersionModifier != "" {
 		v += "-" + VersionModifier
 	}