diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 619564f8..cf1c9c2e 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 4.33.2
+current_version = 4.34.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = v{new_version}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index d0d76494..bc35aa9f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The semantic versioning only considers the public API as described in
 paths are considered internals and can change in minor and patch releases.
 
 
-v4.34.0 (2024-10-??)
+v4.34.0 (2024-11-08)
 --------------------
 
 Added
diff --git a/jsonargparse/__init__.py b/jsonargparse/__init__.py
index d4583f62..6ed515a2 100644
--- a/jsonargparse/__init__.py
+++ b/jsonargparse/__init__.py
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@
 __all__ += _deprecated.__all__
 
 
-__version__ = "4.33.2"
+__version__ = "4.34.0"