diff --git a/pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md b/pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md
index 52955a469bc156050bd93a0010414676b9f46002..64cd4bbfa26527bf4c1c438dafbe78e43291cee4 100644
--- a/pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## Changes with pybis-1.34.1
+
+- better handling of configuration
+
 ## Changes with pybis-1.34.0
 
 - better error handling when connecting to openBIS server
diff --git a/pybis/src/python/pybis/__init__.py b/pybis/src/python/pybis/__init__.py
index e4897d0efc0fc59c782320f3bea4a3fdd4650027..f2c355f94c208b089bec4062f48ac35875bc9192 100644
--- a/pybis/src/python/pybis/__init__.py
+++ b/pybis/src/python/pybis/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "pybis"
 __author__ = "Swen Vermeul • ID SIS • ETH Zürich"
 __email__ = "swen@ethz.ch"
-__version__ = "1.34.0"
+__version__ = "1.34.1"
 
 from . import pybis
 from .pybis import DataSet
diff --git a/pybis/src/python/setup.cfg b/pybis/src/python/setup.cfg
index cf9c067a7671ed2d2228647ede4756d862ba8e1a..dbd9c33c4f5c47a41a7a9781799101958af423d1 100644
--- a/pybis/src/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/pybis/src/python/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = PyBIS
-version = 1.34.0
+version = 1.34.1
 author = Swen Vermeul • ID SIS • ETH Zürich
 author_email = swen@ethz.ch
 license = Apache Software License Version 2.0
diff --git a/pybis/src/python/setup.py b/pybis/src/python/setup.py
index 24bddf976afe5bdcc5d386389f7ab12d4298e3c9..7229f52e55da9af7b2d363811d48590fbefa4d3b 100644
--- a/pybis/src/python/setup.py
+++ b/pybis/src/python/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
 
 setup(
     name="PyBIS",
-    version="1.34.0",
+    version="1.34.1",
     author="Swen Vermeul • ID SIS • ETH Zürich",
     author_email="swen@ethz.ch",
     description="openBIS connection and interaction, optimized for using with Jupyter",