doc/news.texi | 8 ++++++++
 run.go        | 2 ++
 usage.go      | 2 +-

diff --git a/doc/news.texi b/doc/news.texi
index aabdf457f02fd4dcc7d95120c741b9769847adc4974db0fad43685d8fe3ce8b0..e359b50f8d2ba215380b678d72dde5f3638281b0e70af77e7b4b33f948c17ef5 100644
--- a/doc/news.texi
+++ b/doc/news.texi
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ @node News
 @cindex news
 @unnumbered News
 
+@anchor{Release 2_5_0}
+@section Release 2.5.0
+@itemize
+@item
+    Prevent rare race in the code, where externally modified target may
+    panic the program.
+@end itemize
+
 @anchor{Release 2_4_0}
 @section Release 2.4.0
 @itemize
diff --git a/run.go b/run.go
index a5c842a198e0d43778069c24b6530c7ae6a95f150689400540ff8eece5ad603b..7abfc10a9eacde19a20be0ece8099eaed3b2bb00021b9323a0fad9dc238f08b9 100644
--- a/run.go
+++ b/run.go
@@ -289,9 +289,11 @@ 		lockRelease()
 		if StopIfMod {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s externally modified", tgt)
 		}
+		Jobs.Add(1)
 		tracef(CWarn, "%s externally modified: not redoing", tgt)
 		go func() {
 			errs <- nil
+			Jobs.Done()
 		}()
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/usage.go b/usage.go
index 875715c49f6b9fa364537fcb021446ed3537d3f6bbfb5dd3a0a996c92315e1aa..ecfd24d2ecfdf1f02653eed9d51cd6848022402880b81dcae31284aac1cde42c 100644
--- a/usage.go
+++ b/usage.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ 	"os"
 )
 
 const (
-	Version  = "2.4.0"
+	Version  = "2.5.0"
 	Warranty = `Copyright (C) 2020-2023 Sergey Matveev
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify