diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 91816584c..aa544582b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ IF( POLICY CMP0054 )
 ENDIF( POLICY CMP0054 )
 #
 # cppad_version is used by version.sh to get the version number.
-SET(cppad_version "20240419")
+SET(cppad_version "20240420")
 SET(cppad_url          "https://coin-or.github.io/CppAD" )
 SET(cppad_description  "Differentiation of C++ Algorithms" )
 IF( NOT DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
diff --git a/appendix/whats_new/2024.xrst b/appendix/whats_new/2024.xrst
index e4d923e16..276ed610c 100644
--- a/appendix/whats_new/2024.xrst
+++ b/appendix/whats_new/2024.xrst
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ Release Notes for 2024
 mm-dd
 *****
 
+04-20
+=====
+The ``# include`` commands were missing at the top of
+some of the valvector examples.
+This has been fixed; e.g., see ref:`valvector_get_started-name` .
+
 04-04
 =====
 The file example/multi_thread/bthread/get_started.cpp had an error
diff --git a/example/valvector/ad_join.cpp b/example/valvector/ad_join.cpp
index 5f5ca1072..a1147efbd 100644
--- a/example/valvector/ad_join.cpp
+++ b/example/valvector/ad_join.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Bradley M. Bell <bradbell@seanet.com>
 // SPDX-FileContributor: 2024 Bradley M. Bell
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# include <cppad/example/valvector/split_join.hpp>
-# include <cppad/cppad.hpp>
 /*
 {xrst_begin valvector_ad_join.cpp}
 
@@ -19,6 +17,8 @@ Example and Test of Joining a valvector
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 // BEGIN C++
+# include <cppad/example/valvector/split_join.hpp>
+# include <cppad/cppad.hpp>
 bool ad_join(void)
 {  // ok
    bool ok = true;
diff --git a/example/valvector/ad_split.cpp b/example/valvector/ad_split.cpp
index 36a64fb9c..a857aa77b 100644
--- a/example/valvector/ad_split.cpp
+++ b/example/valvector/ad_split.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Bradley M. Bell <bradbell@seanet.com>
 // SPDX-FileContributor: 2024 Bradley M. Bell
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# include <cppad/example/valvector/split_join.hpp>
-# include <cppad/cppad.hpp>
 /*
 {xrst_begin valvector_ad_split.cpp}
 
@@ -19,6 +17,8 @@ Example and Test of Splitting a valvector
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 // BEGIN C++
+# include <cppad/example/valvector/split_join.hpp>
+# include <cppad/cppad.hpp>
 bool ad_split(void)
 {  // ok
    bool ok = true;
diff --git a/example/valvector/ad_sum.cpp b/example/valvector/ad_sum.cpp
index 0fde52e56..87e34d790 100644
--- a/example/valvector/ad_sum.cpp
+++ b/example/valvector/ad_sum.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Bradley M. Bell <bradbell@seanet.com>
 // SPDX-FileContributor: 2024 Bradley M. Bell
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# include <cppad/example/valvector/sum.hpp>
-# include <cppad/cppad.hpp>
 /*
 {xrst_begin valvector_ad_sum.cpp}
 
@@ -19,6 +17,8 @@ Example and Test of Summing a valvector
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 // BEGIN C++
+# include <cppad/example/valvector/sum.hpp>
+# include <cppad/cppad.hpp>
 bool ad_sum(void)
 {  // ok
    bool ok = true;
diff --git a/example/valvector/base_require.cpp b/example/valvector/base_require.cpp
index 98b6afc4e..616d18f1a 100644
--- a/example/valvector/base_require.cpp
+++ b/example/valvector/base_require.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Bradley M. Bell <bradbell@seanet.com>
 // SPDX-FileContributor: 2024 Bradley M. Bell
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# include <cppad/example/valvector/class.hpp>
 /*
 {xrst_begin valvector_base_require.cpp}
 
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ Source Code
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 // BEGIN C++
+# include <cppad/example/valvector/class.hpp>
 //
 // base_require
 bool base_require(void)
diff --git a/example/valvector/get_started.cpp b/example/valvector/get_started.cpp
index d8afbbbf7..d24790176 100644
--- a/example/valvector/get_started.cpp
+++ b/example/valvector/get_started.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Bradley M. Bell <bradbell@seanet.com>
 // SPDX-FileContributor: 2024 Bradley M. Bell
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# include <cppad/example/valvector/class.hpp>
-# include <cppad/cppad.hpp>
 /*
 {xrst_begin valvector_get_started.cpp}
 
@@ -19,6 +17,8 @@ Getting Started Using valvector as a CppAD Base Class
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 // BEGIN C++
+# include <cppad/example/valvector/class.hpp>
+# include <cppad/cppad.hpp>
 bool get_started(void)
 {  // ok
    bool ok = true;
diff --git a/example/valvector/llsq_obj.cpp b/example/valvector/llsq_obj.cpp
index 944dfb271..4f4780ea7 100644
--- a/example/valvector/llsq_obj.cpp
+++ b/example/valvector/llsq_obj.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Bradley M. Bell <bradbell@seanet.com>
 // SPDX-FileContributor: 2024 Bradley M. Bell
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# include <cppad/example/valvector/sum.hpp>
-# include <cppad/example/valvector/class.hpp>
-# include <cppad/cppad.hpp>
 /*
 {xrst_begin valvector_llsq_obj.cpp}
 
@@ -20,6 +17,9 @@ Using valvector to Represent Linear Least Squares Objective
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 // BEGIN C++
+# include <cppad/example/valvector/sum.hpp>
+# include <cppad/example/valvector/class.hpp>
+# include <cppad/cppad.hpp>
 bool llsq_obj(void)
 {  // ok
    bool ok = true;
diff --git a/user_guide.xrst b/user_guide.xrst
index 741b3e865..f3b368734 100644
--- a/user_guide.xrst
+++ b/user_guide.xrst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 {xrst_comment BEGIN: Before changing see new_release.sh and check_version.sh}
 
-cppad-20240419: CppAD User's Manual
+cppad-20240420: CppAD User's Manual
 ###################################
 
 .. image:: {xrst_dir coin.png}