diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 03f782d15..43cd0f729 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+# Release 4.3.4 - Copyright is Dubious (January 26, 2023)
+ * Lightning:
+   - make sending trampoline payments more reliable (5251e7f8)
+   - use different trampoline feature bits than eclair (#8141)
+ * invoice-handling: fix get_request_by_addr incorrectly mapping
+   addresses to request ids when an address was reused (#8113)
+ * fix a deadlock in wallet.py (52e2da3a)
+ * CLI: detect if daemon is already running (c7e2125f)
+ * add an AppStream metainfo.xml file for Linux packagers (#8149)
+ * payserver plugin:
+   -replaced vendored qrcode lib
+   -added tabs for on-chain and lightning invoices
+   -revamped html and javascript
+
+
 # Release 4.3.3 - (January 3, 2023)
  * Lightning:
    - fix handling failed HTLCs in gossip-based routing (#7995)
diff --git a/electrum/version.py b/electrum/version.py
index 622155f31..4f2b93b60 100644
--- a/electrum/version.py
+++ b/electrum/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-ELECTRUM_VERSION = '4.3.3'       # version of the client package
-APK_VERSION = '4.3.3.0'          # read by buildozer.spec
+ELECTRUM_VERSION = '4.3.4'       # version of the client package
+APK_VERSION = '4.3.4.0'          # read by buildozer.spec
 
 PROTOCOL_VERSION = '1.4'     # protocol version requested