diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 4df28bb5df..bbde99ea2f 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
 Thanks to [Fernando Cosso](https://github.com/xnYi9wRezm) CPD can now find duplicates in XML files as well.
 This is useful to find duplicated sections in XML files.
 
+#### Updated PMD Designer
+
+This PMD release ships a new version of the pmd-designer.
+For the changes, see [PMD Designer Changelog](https://github.com/pmd/pmd-designer/releases/tag/6.24.0).
+
 #### New Rules
 
 *   The new Java Rule {% rule "java/bestpractices/LiteralsFirstInComparisons" %} (`java-bestpractices`)
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 361c14a98b..652fb444b1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
         <pmd.build-tools.version>6</pmd.build-tools.version>
 
-        <pmd-designer.version>6.24.0-SNAPSHOT</pmd-designer.version>
+        <pmd-designer.version>6.24.0</pmd-designer.version>
     </properties>
 
     <build>