diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 1835ea943..71fe6754f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 Release notes
 =============
 
+Version v34.0.0
+-------------------
+
+- Improve API performance.
+- Add severity range score in API.
+- Refactor GitlabDataSource to work with browser extension
+
+
 Version v34.0.0rc5
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a51fb5b73..149edb71b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = vulnerablecode
-version = 33.6.3
+version = 34.0.0
 license = Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-SA-4.0
 
 # description must be on ONE line https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/1390
diff --git a/vulnerabilities/migrations/0061_alter_packagechangelog_software_version_and_more.py b/vulnerabilities/migrations/0061_alter_packagechangelog_software_version_and_more.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a212d821c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vulnerabilities/migrations/0061_alter_packagechangelog_software_version_and_more.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.1.13 on 2024-08-23 11:11
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("vulnerabilities", "0060_alter_kev_known_ransomware_campaign_use_and_more"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="packagechangelog",
+            name="software_version",
+            field=models.CharField(
+                default="34.0.0",
+                help_text="Version of the software at the time of change",
+                max_length=100,
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="vulnerabilitychangelog",
+            name="software_version",
+            field=models.CharField(
+                default="34.0.0",
+                help_text="Version of the software at the time of change",
+                max_length=100,
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/vulnerablecode/__init__.py b/vulnerablecode/__init__.py
index 22d19958f..91cd8767a 100644
--- a/vulnerablecode/__init__.py
+++ b/vulnerablecode/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import warnings
 from pathlib import Path
 
-__version__ = "34.0.0rc5"
+__version__ = "34.0.0"
 
 
 def command_line():