diff --git a/bin/weewx/__init__.py b/bin/weewx/__init__.py
index efdf3dd1..93a42bb5 100644
--- a/bin/weewx/__init__.py
+++ b/bin/weewx/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 """Package weewx, containing modules specific to the weewx runtime engine."""
 import time
 
-__version__="3.3.1"
+__version__="3.4.0"
 
 # Holds the program launch time in unix epoch seconds:
 # Useful for calculating 'uptime.'
diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 378df2e3..6eea9a48 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 weewx change history
 --------------------
 
-X.X.X XX/XX/XX
+3.4.0 01/16/2016
 
 Python 2.5 is no longer supported. You may be able to get it to work, but it
 is no longer tested.
diff --git a/docs/customizing.htm b/docs/customizing.htm
index c025c1db..b1949aaf 100644
--- a/docs/customizing.htm
+++ b/docs/customizing.htm
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
     <h1 class="title">Customizing weewx<br/>
       <span class="version">
-Version: 3.3.1
+Version: 3.4.0
       </span>
     </h1>
 
diff --git a/docs/upgrading.htm b/docs/upgrading.htm
index b49f7407..6ecd9bfa 100644
--- a/docs/upgrading.htm
+++ b/docs/upgrading.htm
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
     <h1 class="title">Upgrading <span class="code">weewx</span><br/>
       <span class='version'>
-Version: 3.3.1
+Version: 3.4.0
       </span>
     </h1>
 
diff --git a/docs/usersguide.htm b/docs/usersguide.htm
index 6bb8c524..66a76dbe 100644
--- a/docs/usersguide.htm
+++ b/docs/usersguide.htm
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
     <h1 class="title">User's Guide to the weewx Weather System<br/>
     <span class='version'>
-Version: 3.3.1
+Version: 3.4.0
     </span>
     </h1>
 
diff --git a/pkg/changelog.rpm b/pkg/changelog.rpm
index 39a47926..1bd786c1 100644
--- a/pkg/changelog.rpm
+++ b/pkg/changelog.rpm
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* Sat Jan 16 2016 Matthew Wall (weewx) <mwall@users.sourceforge.net> - 3.4.0-1
+- new upstream release
 * Sun Dec 06 2015 Matthew Wall (weewx) <mwall@users.sourceforge.net> - 3.3.1-1
 - new upstream release
 * Sat Dec 05 2015 Matthew Wall (weewx) <mwall@users.sourceforge.net> - 3.3.0-1
diff --git a/pkg/debian/changelog b/pkg/debian/changelog
index 8f7223c6..2d71cfe9 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/changelog
+++ b/pkg/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+weewx (3.4.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
+  * new upstream release
+ -- Matthew Wall (weewx) <mwall@users.sourceforge.net>  Sat, 16 Jan 2016 18:02:00 -0500
 weewx (3.3.1-1) unstable; urgency=low
   * new upstream release
  -- Matthew Wall (weewx) <mwall@users.sourceforge.net>  Sun, 06 Dec 2015 18:25:17 -0500
diff --git a/weewx.conf b/weewx.conf
index 96c667d7..f03c0ccb 100644
--- a/weewx.conf
+++ b/weewx.conf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WEEWX_ROOT = /home/weewx
 socket_timeout = 20
 
 # Do not modify this. It is used when installing and updating weewx.
-version = 3.3.1
+version = 3.4.0
 
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