diff --git a/docs/gitbook/changelog.md b/docs/gitbook/changelog.md
index 9202186bd0..759b3c645f 100644
--- a/docs/gitbook/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/gitbook/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [5.34.4](https://github.com/taskforcesh/bullmq/compare/v5.34.3...v5.34.4) (2024-12-21)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **sandbox:** fix issue where job could stay in active forever ([#2979](https://github.com/taskforcesh/bullmq/issues/2979)) ([c0a6bcd](https://github.com/taskforcesh/bullmq/commit/c0a6bcdf9594540ef6c8ec08df28550f4f5e1950))
+
 ## [5.34.3](https://github.com/taskforcesh/bullmq/compare/v5.34.2...v5.34.3) (2024-12-18)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6b633bca4..3f9acf4eb6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bullmq",
-  "version": "5.34.3",
+  "version": "5.34.4",
   "description": "Queue for messages and jobs based on Redis",
   "homepage": "https://bullmq.io/",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 1e0e6708af..d1df57521b 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const version = '5.34.3';
+export const version = '5.34.4';