diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 50814e4c12..5a720ba988 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-HDF5 version 1.7.23 currently under development
+HDF5 version 1.7.24 currently under development
 Please refer to the release_docs/INSTALL file for installation instructions.
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 233e7270df..aed1b1b8bd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # From configure.in Id: configure.in.
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53 for HDF5 1.7.23.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53 for HDF5 1.7.24.
 #
 # Report bugs to <hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>.
 #
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ SHELL=${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh}
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='HDF5'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='hdf5'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='1.7.23'
-PACKAGE_STRING='HDF5 1.7.23'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='1.7.24'
+PACKAGE_STRING='HDF5 1.7.24'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu'
 
 ac_unique_file="src/H5.c"
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures HDF5 1.7.23 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures HDF5 1.7.24 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of HDF5 1.7.23:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of HDF5 1.7.24:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit 0
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-HDF5 configure 1.7.23
+HDF5 configure 1.7.24
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53
 
 Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ cat >&5 <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by HDF5 $as_me 1.7.23, which was
+It was created by HDF5 $as_me 1.7.24, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -33758,7 +33758,7 @@ _ASBOX
 } >&5
 cat >&5 <<_CSEOF
 
-This file was extended by HDF5 $as_me 1.7.23, which was
+This file was extended by HDF5 $as_me 1.7.24, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -33820,7 +33820,7 @@ _ACEOF
 
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
 ac_cs_version="\\
-HDF5 config.status 1.7.23
+HDF5 config.status 1.7.24
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53,
   with options \\"`echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1e62357778..2b1a52f6cd 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dnl
 dnl NOTE: Don't forget to change the version number here when we do a
 dnl release!!!
 dnl
-AC_INIT([HDF5], [1.7.23], [hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu])
+AC_INIT([HDF5], [1.7.24], [hdfhelp@ncsa.uiuc.edu])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/H5.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([src/H5config.h])
 
diff --git a/doc/html/ADGuide/RELEASE.txt b/doc/html/ADGuide/RELEASE.txt
index 21ab4871a6..92f08d7297 100644
--- a/doc/html/ADGuide/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/doc/html/ADGuide/RELEASE.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-HDF5 version 1.7.22 released on Sun Apr 18 04:08:41 CDT 2004
+HDF5 version 1.7.23 released on Sun Apr 25 04:09:03 CDT 2004
 ================================================================================
 
 
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ New Features
           underlaying parallel I/O system is conforming to the POSIX
           write/read requirement.  AKC - 2003/11/12
 
+    Fortran Library:
+    ----------------
+         - h5dwrite/read_f and h5awrite/read_f functions only accept dims parameter
+           of the type INTEGER(HSIZE_T).
+
     Tools:
     ------
         - h5repack.sh did not report errors encountered during tests.  It does
diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
index ba31f84342..045e5db2d4 100644
--- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-HDF5 version 1.7.23 currently under development
+HDF5 version 1.7.24 currently under development
 ================================================================================
 
 
diff --git a/src/H5Tcompound.c b/src/H5Tcompound.c
index 3a1c64f91f..f62f79474d 100644
--- a/src/H5Tcompound.c
+++ b/src/H5Tcompound.c
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ H5Tget_member_type(hid_t type_id, unsigned membno)
 	HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_CANTREGISTER, FAIL, "unable register datatype atom")
     
 done:
-    if(ret_value<0) {
+    if(ret_value<0)
+{
         if(memb_dt!=NULL)
             if(H5T_close(memb_dt)<0)
 	        HDONE_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_CANTCLOSEOBJ, FAIL, "can't close datatype")
diff --git a/src/H5public.h b/src/H5public.h
index a8e39eb2ae..84babd3d4c 100644
--- a/src/H5public.h
+++ b/src/H5public.h
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ extern "C" {
 /* Version numbers */
 #define H5_VERS_MAJOR	1	/* For major interface/format changes  	     */
 #define H5_VERS_MINOR	7	/* For minor interface/format changes  	     */
-#define H5_VERS_RELEASE	23	/* For tweaks, bug-fixes, or development     */
+#define H5_VERS_RELEASE	24	/* For tweaks, bug-fixes, or development     */
 #define H5_VERS_SUBRELEASE ""	/* For pre-releases like snap0       */
 				/* Empty string for real releases.           */
-#define H5_VERS_INFO    "HDF5 library version: 1.7.23"      /* Full version string */
+#define H5_VERS_INFO    "HDF5 library version: 1.7.24"      /* Full version string */
 
 #define H5check()	H5check_version(H5_VERS_MAJOR,H5_VERS_MINOR,	      \
 				        H5_VERS_RELEASE)