diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27a203833..a463519c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ sqlite-jdbc extracts a native library for your OS to the directory specified by
 
 News
 ====
+*   2020-12-10: sqlite-jdbc-3.34.0
+    * Improved the performance of reading String columns
+    * Support URI file names (file://...) in backup/restore commands https://sqlite.org/uri.html
+    * Show SQL strings in PreparedStatements.toString()
 *   2020-12-08: sqlite-jdbc-3.32.3.3
     * Apple Silicon (M1) support
 *   2020-07-28: sqlite-jdbc-3.32.3.2
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e5c60f120..32f5c54e8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>
   <artifactId>sqlite-jdbc</artifactId>
-  <version>3.34.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.34.0</version>
   <name>SQLite JDBC</name>
   <description>SQLite JDBC library</description>