diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
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+## 0.34.0
+
+December 16, 2023
+
+### Added
+
+* Use `ParamSpec` for `run_in_threadpool` [#2375](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2375).
+* Add `UploadFile.__repr__` [#2360](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2360).
+
+### Fixed
+
+* Merge URLs properly on `TestClient` [#2376](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2376).
+* Take weak ETags in consideration on `StaticFiles` [#2334](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2334).
+
+### Deprecated
+
+* Deprecate `FileResponse(method=...)` parameter [#2366](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2366).
+
 ## 0.33.0
 
 December 1, 2023
diff --git a/starlette/__init__.py b/starlette/__init__.py
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-__version__ = "0.33.0"
+__version__ = "0.34.0"