diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index e0e8fbeecf74..3df9eebcbb9a 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "core": "24.28.0",
+  "core": "24.29.0",
   "prover": "16.5.0",
   "zk_toolbox": "0.1.2"
 }
diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index b2f27a6630cd..3bedfda702a6 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,31 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [24.29.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.28.0...core-v24.29.0) (2024-10-09)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add  initial version prover_autoscaler ([#2993](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2993)) ([ebf9604](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/ebf9604c5ab2a1cae1ffd2f9c922f35a1d0ad876))
+* add metric to track current cbt ratio ([#3020](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3020)) ([3fd2fb1](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/3fd2fb14e7283c6858731e162522e70051a8e162))
+* **configs:** Add port parameter to ConsensusConfig ([#2986](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2986)) ([25112df](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/25112df39d052f083bc45964f0298b3af5842cac))
+* **consensus:** Support for syncing blocks before consensus genesis over p2p network ([#3040](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3040)) ([d3edc3d](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/d3edc3d817c151ed00d4fa822fdae0a746e33356))
+* **en:** periodically fetch bridge addresses ([#2949](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2949)) ([e984bfb](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/e984bfb8a243bc746549ab9347dc0a367fe02790))
+* **eth-sender:** add time_in_mempool_cap config ([#3018](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3018)) ([f6d86bd](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/f6d86bd7935a1cdbb528b13437424031fda3cb8e))
+* **eth-watch:** catch another reth error ([#3026](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3026)) ([4640c42](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/4640c4233af46c97f207d2dbce5fedd1bcb66c43))
+* **vm:** EVM emulator support – base ([#2979](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2979)) ([deafa46](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/deafa460715334a77edf9fe8aa76fa90029342c4))
+* **zk_toolbox:** added support for setting attester committee defined in a separate file ([#2992](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2992)) ([6105514](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/610551427d5ab129f91e69b5efb318da917457d7))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* bincode deserialization for VM run data ([#3044](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3044)) ([b0ec79f](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/b0ec79fcb7fa120f095d987f53c67fdab92e2c79))
+* **vm:** Prepare new VM for use in API server and fix divergences ([#2994](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2994)) ([741b77e](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/741b77e080f75c6a93d3ee779b1c9ce4297618f9))
+
+
+### Reverts
+
+* **configs:** Add port parameter to ConsensusConfig ([#2986](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2986)) ([#3046](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3046)) ([abe35bf](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/abe35bf7aea1120b77fdbd413d927e45da48d26c))
+
 ## [24.28.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.27.0...core-v24.28.0) (2024-10-02)
 
 
diff --git a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
index 086d381ecc30..25f2400c79bb 100644
--- a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "zksync_external_node"
 description = "Non-validator ZKsync node"
-version = "24.28.0" # x-release-please-version
+version = "24.29.0" # x-release-please-version
 edition.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true