diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# 0.34.5
+
+## Improvements
+
+* #1164 widen some trait bounds on trees and batches
+
 # 0.34.4
 
 ## New Features
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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--- a/Cargo.toml
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "sled"
-version = "0.34.4"
+version = "0.34.5"
 authors = ["Tyler Neely <t@jujit.su>"]
 description = "a modern embedded database"
 license = "MIT/Apache-2.0"