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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+## v2.4
+- Added automatic update installation with archive validation, extraction, restart, and cleanup.
+- Protected Memory_Vault from being overwritten during application updates.
+- Removed the downloaded-archive location prompt because updates now install automatically.
+- Updated the Outline Color selector to show all available colors without the unnecessary scrolling list.
+- Moved the top-bar option toggles beside the Run Setup, Start JARVIS, and Stop JARVIS controls and centered the action controls.
+- Added Memory and Tool Activity controls wired to config/jarvis.json, with live runtime updates.
+- Moved the existing face and voice selectors into the centered JARVIS Options control area.
+- Updated config/VERSION for the v2.4 release and synchronized updater metadata.
+- Public Release v2.4
+
 ## v2.3
 - Expanded JARVIS agent research budgets for longer multi-step investigations.
 - Increased tool rounds, continuation phases, tool-call allowance, and maximum agent runtime.
diff --git a/Updates/version.json b/Updates/version.json
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 {
-    "version": "2",
-    "display": "2.3",
-    "file": "A-Team-JARVIS_AI-v2.3.7z",
-    "changelog": "- Expanded JARVIS agent research budgets for longer multi-step investigations.\n- Increased tool rounds, continuation phases, tool-call allowance, and maximum agent runtime.\n- Increased retained agent context and tool-result limits for deeper research tasks.\n- Extended finalization timeout and context budget for large research sessions.\n- Improved continuation checkpoints so JARVIS reviews unresolved questions and verification steps before continuing.\n- Added multi-line updater changelog support through Updates/version.json.\n- Moved the application VERSION source into config/VERSION and updated the GUI lookup path.\n- Simplified and redesigned the main README for a cleaner repository presentation.\n- Public Release v2.3"
+    "version": "3",
+    "display": "2.4",
+    "file": "A-Team-JARVIS_AI-v2.4.7z",
+    "changelog": "- Added automatic update installation with archive validation, extraction, restart, and cleanup.\n- Protected Memory_Vault from being overwritten during application updates.\n- Removed the downloaded-archive location prompt because updates now install automatically.\n- Updated the Outline Color selector to show all available colors without the unnecessary scrolling list.\n- Moved the top-bar option toggles beside the Run Setup, Start JARVIS, and Stop JARVIS controls and centered the action controls.\n- Added Memory and Tool Activity controls wired to config/jarvis.json, with live runtime updates.\n- Moved the existing face and voice selectors into the centered JARVIS Options control area.\n- Updated config/VERSION for the v2.4 release and synchronized updater metadata.\n- Public Release v2.4"
 }