diff --git a/IDMETA b/IDMETA
index 7989aba8..cfc6fd80 100755
--- a/IDMETA
+++ b/IDMETA
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 DEBIAN_DIST="bookworm bullseye"
 UBUNTU_DIST="noble jammy focal"
 CENTOS_DIST="centos7 centos8 centos9"
-VERSION=5.34.3
+VERSION=5.34.4
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f8472a55..875a37a6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+--- 5.34.4 2025/02/17
+
+Fix warn_unused_result warnings produced by gcc/clang #142
+
+Avoid xmlSAXUserParseFile #140
+
+Fix compilation with c17 c23 #133
+Most importanty set _POSIX_C_SOURCE to ensure certain
+calls, fdopen, strerror_r are available.
+C23 now regards `bool` as keyword, so avoid using
+`bool` for function name.
+
+Allow spaces for auth strings in yaz-client #101
+
+Fix malformed XML generated from malformed marc #100
+
+Avoid urbk_safeClone; Use ubrk_clone instead #98
+
 --- 5.34.3 2025/01/07
 
 Build fix: yaz-icu 5.34.2 fails to compile with icu 76.1 #131