diff --git a/src/build_options.rs b/src/build_options.rs
index 16b2bf2ea..79d8a45a9 100644
--- a/src/build_options.rs
+++ b/src/build_options.rs
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ use structopt::StructOpt;
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct BuildOptions {
     /// Control the platform tag on linux. Options are `2010` (for manylinux2010),
-    /// `2014` (for manylinux2014) and `off` (for the native linux tag). Note that
-    /// manylinux1 is unsupported by the rust compiler. Wheels with the native tag
+    /// `2014` (for manylinux2014), `2_24` (for manylinux_2_24) and `off` (for the native linux tag).
+    /// Note that manylinux1 is unsupported by the rust compiler. Wheels with the native tag
     /// will be rejected by pypi, unless they are separately validated by
     /// `auditwheel`.
     ///
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub struct BuildOptions {
     /// This option is ignored on all non-linux platforms
     #[structopt(
         long,
-        possible_values = &["2010", "2014", "off"],
+        possible_values = &["2010", "2014", "2_24", "off"],
         case_insensitive = true,
     )]
     pub manylinux: Option<Manylinux>,
diff --git a/src/target.rs b/src/target.rs
index 6d133e750..2028ee0ce 100644
--- a/src/target.rs
+++ b/src/target.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ pub enum Manylinux {
     Manylinux2010,
     /// Use the manylinux2014 tag
     Manylinux2014,
+    /// Use the manylinux_2_24 tag
+    #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+    Manylinux_2_24,
     /// Use the native linux tag
     Off,
 }
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Manylinux {
         match *self {
             Manylinux::Manylinux2010 => write!(f, "manylinux2010"),
             Manylinux::Manylinux2014 => write!(f, "manylinux2014"),
+            Manylinux::Manylinux_2_24 => write!(f, "manylinux_2_24"),
             Manylinux::Off => write!(f, "linux"),
         }
     }
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ impl FromStr for Manylinux {
         match value {
             "2010" => Ok(Manylinux::Manylinux2010),
             "2014" => Ok(Manylinux::Manylinux2014),
+            "2_24" => Ok(Manylinux::Manylinux_2_24),
             "off" => Ok(Manylinux::Off),
             _ => Err("Invalid value for the manylinux option"),
         }