diff --git a/cli/azd/CHANGELOG.md b/cli/azd/CHANGELOG.md
index f15ed41ce5a..c68d7b84320 100644
--- a/cli/azd/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/cli/azd/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@
 
 ### Other Changes
 
-## 1.23.16 (2026-04-14)
+## 1.24.0 (2026-04-14)
 
 ### Features Added
 
+- [[#7290]](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/pull/7290) Add auto-created project directory for `azd init -t`; running `azd init -t <template>` now creates a project directory named after the template (like `git clone`), with an optional `[directory]` positional argument to override the name.
 - [[#7652]](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/pull/7652) Add C#/.NET hook support in `azure.yaml`; hooks pointing to `.cs` files are auto-detected and executed using `dotnet run`, with automatic project discovery and support for single-file scripts on .NET 10+.
+- [[#7690]](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/pull/7690) Add executor-specific `config:` block for hooks in `azure.yaml`; configure `packageManager` for JS/TS hooks, `virtualEnvName` for Python hooks, and `configuration`/`framework` for .NET hooks.
 - [[#7685]](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/pull/7685) Add `.azdignore` support for `azd init`; template authors can create a `.azdignore` file in the template root to exclude contributor-only files (e.g., `SECURITY.md`, `.github/`) from being copied to consumer projects.
 - [[#7394]](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/pull/7394) Add `--fail-on-prompt` global flag that immediately fails with an actionable error when any interactive prompt is encountered; azd automatically enables this when invoked from an AI coding agent. Thanks @spboyer for the contribution!
 - [[#7672]](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/pull/7672) Add AI model quota preflight check; `azd provision` now detects Azure Cognitive Services model deployments in the Bicep snapshot and validates quota availability before provisioning, warning on exceeded quota or unrecognized model names.
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@
 
 - [[#7689]](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/pull/7689) Fix service-level hooks referencing shared scripts via relative paths (e.g., `../../hooks/script.ps1`) failing with "hook script path escapes project root"; the containment boundary is now the project root instead of the service directory (regression in 1.23.15).
 - [[#7642]](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/pull/7642) Fix arrow keys printing escape sequence characters (`[A`, `[B`, `[C`, `[D`) in the filter text of select and multi-select prompts when running azd in PowerShell.
+- [[#7703]](https://github.com/Azure/azure-dev/pull/7703) Fix `azd update` on Windows failing when PowerShell 7 and 5.1 are both installed; reset `PSModulePath` before invoking the MSI installer to prevent module path conflicts.
 
 ## 1.23.15 (2026-04-10)
 
diff --git a/cli/azd/pkg/azdext/version.go b/cli/azd/pkg/azdext/version.go
index 4f7f4bec982..4a6cb2e5be5 100644
--- a/cli/azd/pkg/azdext/version.go
+++ b/cli/azd/pkg/azdext/version.go
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ package azdext
 // Version is the semantic version of the azdext SDK package.
 // This value mirrors the CLI version in cli/version.txt and is
 // automatically updated by eng/scripts/Update-CliVersion.ps1.
-const Version = "1.23.16"
+const Version = "1.24.0"
diff --git a/cli/version.txt b/cli/version.txt
index c5eabbd2bd3..53cc1a6f929 100644
--- a/cli/version.txt
+++ b/cli/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.23.16
+1.24.0