diff --git a/PILOTVERSION b/PILOTVERSION
index d6eed9eb..ca88450d 100644
--- a/PILOTVERSION
+++ b/PILOTVERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.7.2.3
\ No newline at end of file
+3.7.2.4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pilot/user/atlas/container.py b/pilot/user/atlas/container.py
index ef4754b0..145a3aac 100644
--- a/pilot/user/atlas/container.py
+++ b/pilot/user/atlas/container.py
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ def get_root_container_script(cmd: str) -> str:
     :param cmd: root command (str)
     :return: script content (str).
     """
-    content = f'date\nlsetup \'root pilot-default\'\ndate\nstdbuf -oL bash -c \"python3 {cmd}\"\nexit $?'
+    content = f'date\nexport XRD_LOGLEVEL=Debug\nlsetup \'root pilot-default\'\ndate\nstdbuf -oL bash -c \"python3 {cmd}\"\nexit $?'
     logger.debug(f'root setup script content:\n\n{content}\n\n')
 
     return content
diff --git a/pilot/util/constants.py b/pilot/util/constants.py
index 0824a436..90d45790 100644
--- a/pilot/util/constants.py
+++ b/pilot/util/constants.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 RELEASE = '3'   # released number should be fixed at 3 for Pilot 3
 VERSION = '7'   # version number is '1' for first release, '0' until then, increased for bigger updates
 REVISION = '2'  # revision number should be reset to '0' for every new version release, increased for small updates
-BUILD = '3'     # build number should be reset to '1' for every new development cycle
+BUILD = '4'     # build number should be reset to '1' for every new development cycle
 
 SUCCESS = 0
 FAILURE = 1