diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d98b38c0c8b87acce9803739b06eced573077fcd..89bad886fbe9ca6b190335dce56b757f104ebbb9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ after_script:
   - if [ "$TWBS_TEST" = validate-html ] && [ $TWBS_DO_VALIDATOR -ne 0 ]; then ./test-infra/s3_cache.py upload rubygems; fi
 env:
   global:
-    - JEKYLL_VERSION: 2.3.0
-    - ROUGE_VERSION: 1.6.2
+    - JEKYLL_VERSION: 2.4.0
+    - ROUGE_VERSION: 1.7.2
     - SAUCE_USERNAME: bootstrap
     - secure: "pJkBwnuae9dKU5tEcCqccfS1QQw7/meEcfz63fM7ba7QJNjoA6BaXj08L5Z3Vb5vBmVPwBawxo5Hp0jC0r/Z/O0hGnAmz/Cz09L+cy7dSAZ9x4hvZePSja/UAusaB5ogMoO8l2b773MzgQeSmrLbExr9BWLeqEfjC2hFgdgHLaQ="
     - secure: "gqjqISbxBJK6byFbsmr1AyP1qoWH+rap06A2gI7v72+Tn2PU2nYkIMUkCvhZw6K889jv+LhQ/ybcBxDOXHpNCExCnSgB4dcnmYp+9oeNZb37jSP0rQ+Ib4OTLjzc3/FawE/fUq5kukZTC7porzc/k0qJNLAZRx3YLALmK1GIdUY="
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52bf7c3e08bcae00c78f9c35c66799b4db7e0d0e..25db799eb9988e1fc74a353e278cfc190f4909b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Bootstrap's documentation, included in this repo in the root directory, is built
 
 ### Running documentation locally
 
-1. If necessary, [install Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation) (requires v2.3.x).
+1. If necessary, [install Jekyll](http://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation) (requires v2.4.x).
   - **Windows users:** Read [this unofficial guide](http://jekyll-windows.juthilo.com/) to get Jekyll up and running without problems.
 2. Install the Ruby-based syntax highlighter, [Rouge](https://github.com/jneen/rouge), with `gem install rouge`.
 3. From the root `/bootstrap` directory, run `jekyll serve` in the command line.