diff --git a/development/nodejs/README b/development/nodejs/README
index c070ea76f7..d9118318ef 100644
--- a/development/nodejs/README
+++ b/development/nodejs/README
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 Node.js® is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
 
-Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it 
-lightweight and efficient. Node.js' package ecosystem, npm, is the largest 
-ecosystem of open source libraries in the world.
+Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient. Node.js' package ecosystem, npm, is the largest ecosystem of open source libraries in the world.
 
 WARNING: nodejs will conflict with node.
 
-Either install the node package, or nodejs from SBo, but not both. Both packages 
-include npm.
+Either install the node package, or nodejs (recommended) from SBo, but not both. Both packages include npm.
 
-nodejs is based off of iojs, you should test your project with nodejs before
-switching from the node package. Due to significant breaking changes,
-you may need to update your project to be compatible.
+nodejs is based off of iojs, you should test your project with nodejs before switching from the node package. Due to significant breaking changes, you may need to update your project to be compatible.
diff --git a/development/nodejs/nodejs.SlackBuild b/development/nodejs/nodejs.SlackBuild
index a9fc3436e8..55d2dc40c9 100644
--- a/development/nodejs/nodejs.SlackBuild
+++ b/development/nodejs/nodejs.SlackBuild
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 PRGNAM=nodejs
 SRCNAM=node
-VERSION=${VERSION:-4.2.3}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-4.2.4}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/development/nodejs/nodejs.info b/development/nodejs/nodejs.info
index 908d05d8f6..ecdd089246 100644
--- a/development/nodejs/nodejs.info
+++ b/development/nodejs/nodejs.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="nodejs"
-VERSION="4.2.3"
+VERSION="4.2.4"
 HOMEPAGE="https://nodejs.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/nodejs/node/archive/v4.2.3.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="e3958035438e26fc34bf28f59ef70cd2"
+DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/nodejs/node/archive/v4.2.4.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="f1f8b6d523dcf678a8e457e338dab8ff"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""
diff --git a/development/nodejs/npm.sh b/development/nodejs/npm.sh
index c0a293c917..25bef2c17b 100644
--- a/development/nodejs/npm.sh
+++ b/development/nodejs/npm.sh
@@ -56,4 +56,3 @@ elif type compctl &>/dev/null; then
   compctl -K _npm_completion npm
 fi
 ###-end-npm-completion-###
-