diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78920a1..977374d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ JSON in Java [package org.json]
 [![Java CI with Maven](https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/actions/workflows/pipeline.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/actions/workflows/pipeline.yml)
 [![CodeQL](https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
 
-**[Click here if you just want the latest release jar file.](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/json/json/20240303/json-20240303.jar)**
+**[Click here if you just want the latest release jar file.](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/json/json/20241224/json-20241224.jar)**
 
 
 # Overview
diff --git a/docs/RELEASES.md b/docs/RELEASES.md
index 30b8af2..d9beb11 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASES.md
+++ b/docs/RELEASES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ and artifactId "json". For example:
 [https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:org.json%20AND%20a:json&core=gav](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:org.json%20AND%20a:json&core=gav)
 
 ~~~
+20241224....Strict mode opt-in feature, and recent commits.
+
 20240303    Revert optLong/getLong changes, and recent commits.
 
 20240205    Recent commits.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bc1a7c4..32d40f9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.json</groupId>
     <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-    <version>20240303</version>
+    <version>20241224</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>JSON in Java</name>