diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6a617ef7..677fe642 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.1-alpha.2+timestamp.2013.02.05.08.45.51
+Version 2.4.1-alpha.2+timestamp.2013.02.05.08.49.14
diff --git a/gluon/html.py b/gluon/html.py
index 35abdb82..63148cd8 100644
--- a/gluon/html.py
+++ b/gluon/html.py
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ class XML(XmlComponent):
             'img/',
             'h1', 'h2', 'h3', 'h4', 'h5', 'h6',
             'table', 'tr', 'td', 'div',
-            'strong',
+            'strong','span',
         ],
         allowed_attributes={
             'a': ['href', 'title', 'target'],
diff --git a/gluon/sanitizer.py b/gluon/sanitizer.py
index 37433361..7a503e8c 100644
--- a/gluon/sanitizer.py
+++ b/gluon/sanitizer.py
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ def sanitize(text, permitted_tags=[
         'img/',
         'h1', 'h2', 'h3', 'h4', 'h5', 'h6',
         'table', 'tr', 'td', 'div',
+        'strong', 'span',
 ],
     allowed_attributes={
         'a': ['href', 'title'],