diff --git a/samtranslator/__init__.py b/samtranslator/__init__.py
index f31dd0478..4b449f5b1 100644
--- a/samtranslator/__init__.py
+++ b/samtranslator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.33.0"
+__version__ = "1.34.0"