diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d08183bf..5707e9b0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+Notmuch 0.34.1 (2021-11-03)
+===========================
+
+Library
+-------
+
+Fix for deallocation and nulling of output parameter for
+notmuch_database_{open_with,create_with,load}_config when errors
+occur. This change fixes a potential use-after-free bug that has been
+present since 0.32. This release also improves the documentation of
+status returns for the same 3 functions.
+
 Notmuch 0.34 (2021-10-20)
 =========================
 
diff --git a/bindings/python-cffi/version.txt b/bindings/python-cffi/version.txt
index 61d2f357..cd46610f 100644
--- a/bindings/python-cffi/version.txt
+++ b/bindings/python-cffi/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.34
+0.34.1
diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/version.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/version.py
index de3faa77..701d61d5 100644
--- a/bindings/python/notmuch/version.py
+++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # this file should be kept in sync with ../../../version
-__VERSION__ = '0.34'
+__VERSION__ = '0.34.1'
 SOVERSION = '5'
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ae65ab6e..aa84b3f9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+notmuch (0.34.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream bugfix release. Fixes a memory deallocation error in
+    libnotmuch.
+
+ -- David Bremner <bremner@debian.org>  Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:20:33 -0300
+
 notmuch (0.34-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 61d2f357..cd46610f 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.34
+0.34.1