diff --git a/docs/docs/basil.md b/docs/docs/basil.md
index ce14f8a..873967f 100644
--- a/docs/docs/basil.md
+++ b/docs/docs/basil.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ npm init --yes
 Next, let's take a look at the `Basil` contract we will use to control the light bulb:
 
 ```sol
-pragma solidity ^0.4.21;
+pragma solidity ^0.4.24;
 
 import "openzeppelin-zos/contracts/ownership/Ownable.sol";
 
@@ -67,17 +67,17 @@ contract Basil is Ownable {
     g = _g;
     b = _b;
     highestDonation = msg.value;
-    NewDonation(
+    emit NewDonation(
       msg.sender, msg.value,
       r, g, b);
   }
 
   function withdraw(address wallet) public onlyOwner {
-    require(this.balance > 0);
+    require(address(this).balance > 0);
     require(wallet != address(0));
-    uint256 value = this.balance;
+    uint256 value = address(this).balance;
     wallet.transfer(value);
-    Withdrawal(wallet, value);
+    emit Withdrawal(wallet, value);
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ By now, the json files looks like this:
 }
 ```
 
-OpenZeppelin will use this file to track your project's contracts on chain, making them upgradeable and dynamically linkable to pre-deployed libraries, as well see soon.
+OpenZeppelin will use this file to track your project's contracts on chain, making them upgradeable and dynamically linkable to pre-deployed libraries, as we'll see soon.
 
 ## Deploying our first version of Basil, locally
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ Another common thing that happens when developing smart contracts for Ethereum i
 We could modify `contracts/Basil.sol`. But now let's try something else. Let's make a new contract in `contracts/BasilERC721.sol`, that inherits from our initial version of Basil:
 
 ```sol
-pragma solidity ^0.4.21;
+pragma solidity ^0.4.24;
 
 import "./Basil.sol";
 import "openzeppelin-zos/contracts/token/ERC721/MintableERC721Token.sol";
diff --git a/docs/docs/building.md b/docs/docs/building.md
index 27aed49..5bf7653 100644
--- a/docs/docs/building.md
+++ b/docs/docs/building.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ npm install zos-lib
 Next, let's create a file named `MyContract.sol` in the `contracts/` folder with the following Solidity code:
 
 ```js
-pragma solidity ^0.4.21;
+pragma solidity ^0.4.24;
 import "zos-lib/contracts/migrations/Migratable.sol";
 
 contract MyContract is Migratable {
diff --git a/docs/docs/low_level_app.md b/docs/docs/low_level_app.md
index ee7f44f..1de8c7a 100644
--- a/docs/docs/low_level_app.md
+++ b/docs/docs/low_level_app.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ await App.deploy(initialVersion)
 An initial version of the Solidity contract could look like:
 
 ```sol
-pragma solidity ^0.4.21;
+pragma solidity ^0.4.24;
 
 import "openzeppelin-zos/contracts/ownership/Ownable.sol";
 import "openzeppelin-zos/contracts/math/SafeMath.sol";
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ npm install openzeppelin-zos
 Done! Now we can easily mint non-fungible tokens from our smart contract:
 
 ```sol
-pragma solidity ^0.4.21;
+pragma solidity ^0.4.24;
 
 import "./DonationsV0.sol";
 import "openzeppelin-zos/contracts/token/ERC721/MintableERC721Token.sol";