diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c6273e..4991999 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
+- default to JSAPI 4.24; update docs w/ latest version numbers - @gavinr
+
 ### Changed
 - fix build by not compiling @types
 - update TypeScript and karma-typescript dependencies
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f96a63..6d254ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ For example, the snippet below configures esri-loader to use the [latest 3.x rel
 // app.js
 import { setDefaultOptions } from 'esri-loader';
 
-// configure esri-loader to use version 3.40 from the ArcGIS CDN
+// configure esri-loader to use version 3.41 from the ArcGIS CDN
 // NOTE: make sure this is called once before any calls to loadModules()
-setDefaultOptions({ version: '3.40' })
+setDefaultOptions({ version: '3.41' })
 ```
 
 Then later, for example after a map component has mounted, you would use `loadModules()` as normal, except in this case you'd be using the [3.x `Map` class](https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/3/jsapi/map-amd.html) instead of the 4.x classes.
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ import { loadCss } from 'esri-loader';
 loadCss();
 
 // or for a specific CDN version
-loadCss('3.40');
+loadCss('3.41');
 
 // or a from specific URL, like a locally hosted version
 loadCss('http://server/path/to/esri/css/main.css');
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ As mentioned above, you can call `setDefaultOptions()` to configure [how esri-lo
 
 | Name              | Type                  | Default Value | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
 | ----------------- | --------------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `version`         | `string`              | `'4.23'`      | The version of the ArcGIS API hosted on Esri's CDN to use.                                                                                                                                                                                              |
+| `version`         | `string`              | `'4.24'`      | The version of the ArcGIS API hosted on Esri's CDN to use.                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 | `url`             | `string`              | `undefined`   | The URL to a hosted build of the ArcGIS API to use. If both `version` and `url` are passed, `url` will be used.                                                                                                                                         |
 | `css`             | `string` or `boolean` | `undefined`   | If a `string` is passed it is assumed to be the URL of a CSS file to load. Use `css: true` to load the `version`'s CSS from the CDN.                                                                                                                    |
 | `insertCssBefore` | `string`              | `undefined`   | When using `css`, the `<link>` to the stylesheet will be inserted before the first element that matches this [CSS Selector](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors). See [Overriding ArcGIS Styles](#overriding-arcgis-styles). |
@@ -412,9 +412,9 @@ If your application only has a single call to `loadModules()`, you do not need `
 ```js
 import { loadModules } from 'esri-loader';
 
-// configure esri-loader to use version 3.40
+// configure esri-loader to use version 3.41
 // and the CSS for that version from the ArcGIS CDN
-const options = { version: '3.40', css: true };
+const options = { version: '3.41', css: true };
 
 loadModules(['esri/map'], options)
   .then(([Map]) => {
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ It is possible to use this library only to load modules (i.e. not to lazy load o
 
 ```html
 <!-- index.html -->
-<script src="https://js.arcgis.com/4.23/" data-esri-loader="loaded"></script>
+<script src="https://js.arcgis.com/4.24/" data-esri-loader="loaded"></script>
 ```
 
 ### Without a module bundler
diff --git a/src/script.test.ts b/src/script.test.ts
index 7fa26c8..442e98c 100644
--- a/src/script.test.ts
+++ b/src/script.test.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('when loading the script', function() {
       });
     });
     it('should default to latest version', function() {
-      expect(scriptEl.src).toEqual('https://js.arcgis.com/4.23/');
+      expect(scriptEl.src).toEqual('https://js.arcgis.com/4.24/');
     });
     it('should not have called loadCss', function() {
       expect((cssUtils.loadCss as jasmine.Spy).calls.any()).toBeFalsy();
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ describe('when loading the script', function() {
     });
   });
   describe('with a specific version from the CDN', function() {
-    const expected = 'https://js.arcgis.com/3.40/';
+    const expected = 'https://js.arcgis.com/3.41/';
     let scriptEl;
     beforeAll(function(done) {
       fakeLoading();
       loadScript({
-        version: '3.40'
+        version: '3.41'
       })
       .then((script) => {
         // hold onto script element for assertions below
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe('when loading the script', function() {
       });
     });
     describe('with a specific version from the CDN', () => {
-      const version = '3.40';
+      const version = '3.41';
       beforeAll(function(done) {
         fakeLoading();
         loadScript({
diff --git a/src/utils/css.test.ts b/src/utils/css.test.ts
index 04e8fa9..f7d1e2a 100644
--- a/src/utils/css.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/css.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { loadCss } from './css';
 
 describe('when loading the css', () => {
   describe('with no arguments', () => {
-    const url = 'https://js.arcgis.com/4.23/esri/themes/light/main.css';
+    const url = 'https://js.arcgis.com/4.24/esri/themes/light/main.css';
     let link;
     beforeAll(() => {
       spyOn(document.head, 'appendChild').and.stub();
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ describe('when loading the css', () => {
   });
   describe('when called twice', () => {
     describe('when loading the same url', () => {
-      const url = 'https://js.arcgis.com/4.23/esri/themes/light/main.css';
+      const url = 'https://js.arcgis.com/4.24/esri/themes/light/main.css';
       let link;
       let link2;
       beforeAll(() => {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe('when loading the css', () => {
     });
   });
   describe('when inserting before an existing node', () => {
-    const url = 'https://js.arcgis.com/4.23/esri/themes/light/main.css';
+    const url = 'https://js.arcgis.com/4.24/esri/themes/light/main.css';
     // insert before the first <style> tag
     const before = 'style';
     let link;
diff --git a/src/utils/url.test.ts b/src/utils/url.test.ts
index b8d8287..3629bfd 100644
--- a/src/utils/url.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/url.test.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ describe ('when getting CDN URLs', () => {
   describe('for the script', () => {
     describe('with no arguments', () => {
       it('should default to latest 4.x URL', () => {
-        expect(getCdnUrl()).toEqual('https://js.arcgis.com/4.23/');
+        expect(getCdnUrl()).toEqual('https://js.arcgis.com/4.24/');
       });
     });
     describe('with a valid version', () => {
       it('should return URL for that version', () => {
-        expect(getCdnUrl('3.40')).toEqual('https://js.arcgis.com/3.40/');
+        expect(getCdnUrl('3.41')).toEqual('https://js.arcgis.com/3.41/');
       });
     });
     // TODO: what about an invalid version? should we throw?
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ describe ('when getting CDN URLs', () => {
   describe('for the CSS', () => {
     describe('with no arguments', () => {
       it('should default to the latest 4.x CSS URL', () => {
-        expect(getCdnCssUrl()).toEqual('https://js.arcgis.com/4.23/esri/themes/light/main.css');
+        expect(getCdnCssUrl()).toEqual('https://js.arcgis.com/4.24/esri/themes/light/main.css');
       });
     });
     describe('for 3.x version >= 3.11', () => {
       it('should return the CSS URL for that version', () => {
-        expect(getCdnCssUrl('3.40')).toEqual('https://js.arcgis.com/3.40/esri/css/esri.css');
+        expect(getCdnCssUrl('3.41')).toEqual('https://js.arcgis.com/3.41/esri/css/esri.css');
       });
     });
     describe('for version < 3.11', () => {
diff --git a/src/utils/url.ts b/src/utils/url.ts
index f4114c6..b064e62 100644
--- a/src/utils/url.ts
+++ b/src/utils/url.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* Copyright (c) 2017 Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
  * Apache-2.0 */
 
-const DEFAULT_VERSION = '4.23';
+const DEFAULT_VERSION = '4.24';
 const NEXT = 'next';
 
 export function parseVersion(version) {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function parseVersion(version) {
 /**
  * Get the CDN url for a given version
  *
- * @param version Ex: '4.23' or '3.40'. Defaults to the latest 4.x version.
+ * @param version Ex: '4.24' or '3.41'. Defaults to the latest 4.x version.
  */
 export function getCdnUrl(version = DEFAULT_VERSION) {
   return `https://js.arcgis.com/${version}/`;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function getCdnUrl(version = DEFAULT_VERSION) {
 /**
  * Get the CDN url for a the CSS for a given version and/or theme
  *
- * @param version Ex: '4.23', '3.40', or 'next'. Defaults to the latest 4.x version.
+ * @param version Ex: '4.24', '3.41', or 'next'. Defaults to the latest 4.x version.
  */
 export function getCdnCssUrl(version = DEFAULT_VERSION) {
   const baseUrl = getCdnUrl(version);