diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 8470e9afd..6a65bf69e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ Changes between 2.3.2 and 2.3.3.dev
 - fix issue148 - @unittest.skip on classes is now recognized and avoids
   calling setUpClass/tearDownClass
 
+- fix issue209 - reintroduce python2.4 support by depending on newer
+  pylib which re-introduced statement-finding for pre-AST interpreters
+
+
 Changes between 2.3.1 and 2.3.2
 -----------------------------------
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1008aa0ae..b127ed045 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def main():
         entry_points= make_entry_points(),
         cmdclass = {'test': PyTest},
         # the following should be enabled for release
-        install_requires=['py>=1.4.11'],
+        install_requires=['py>=1.4.12.dev1'],
         classifiers=['Development Status :: 6 - Mature',
                      'Intended Audience :: Developers',
                      'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4aff5c117..b3196fd1e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [tox]
 distshare={homedir}/.tox/distshare
-envlist=py26,py27,py27-nobyte,py31,py32,py33,py27-xdist,py25,trial
+envlist=py24,py26,py27,py27-nobyte,py31,py32,py33,py27-xdist,py25,trial
 indexserver=
     pypi = http://pypi.python.org/simple
     testrun = http://pypi.testrun.org
-    #default = http://pypi.testrun.org
+    default = http://pypi.testrun.org
 
 [testenv]
 changedir=testing