diff --git a/pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md b/pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md
index 64cd4bbfa26527bf4c1c438dafbe78e43291cee4..4edcf0bd86d9d77a6b40111d5e52cc2ea0416420 100644
--- a/pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## Changes with pybis-1.34.2
+
+- fix syslog error
+
 ## Changes with pybis-1.34.1
 
 - better handling of configuration
diff --git a/pybis/src/python/pybis/__init__.py b/pybis/src/python/pybis/__init__.py
index f2c355f94c208b089bec4062f48ac35875bc9192..b55f35feb594cec94f40f8960e13402eb0d961eb 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__ = "1.34.1"
+__version__ = "1.34.2"
 
 from . import pybis
 from .pybis import DataSet
diff --git a/pybis/src/python/setup.cfg b/pybis/src/python/setup.cfg
index dbd9c33c4f5c47a41a7a9781799101958af423d1..ddec14b8baee267af5fbd4dde78ca61063d1c53b 100644
--- a/pybis/src/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/pybis/src/python/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = PyBIS
-version = 1.34.1
+version = 1.34.2
 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 7229f52e55da9af7b2d363811d48590fbefa4d3b..d989f7ca2cadb31e32221ab2ec8dbc41ac680303 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="1.34.1",
+    version="1.34.2",
     author="Swen Vermeul • ID SIS • ETH Zürich",
     author_email="swen@ethz.ch",
     description="openBIS connection and interaction, optimized for using with Jupyter",