diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 52a89fb..0995465 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.3.3"
+    ".": "0.3.4"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5b5f5f4..79156f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.4](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/compare/otdf-python-v0.3.3...otdf-python-v0.3.4) (2025-10-04)
+
+### Chores
+
+* chore: remove placeholders  ([#110](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/issues/110)) 
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* update ruff ([#108](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/issues/108)) ([5e4c796](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/commit/5e4c796a8c1fc10b206cd2769f7c8548903ad3c1))
+
 ## [0.3.3](https://github.com/b-long/opentdf-python-sdk/compare/otdf-python-v0.3.2...otdf-python-v0.3.3) (2025-09-17)
 
 
diff --git a/otdf-python-proto/pyproject.toml b/otdf-python-proto/pyproject.toml
index 475774e..cc4430c 100644
--- a/otdf-python-proto/pyproject.toml
+++ b/otdf-python-proto/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "otdf-python-proto"
-version = "0.3.3"
+version = "0.3.4"
 description = "Generated protobuf files for OpenTDF Python SDK"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/otdf-python-proto/uv.lock b/otdf-python-proto/uv.lock
index aa8f38a..f77693a 100644
--- a/otdf-python-proto/uv.lock
+++ b/otdf-python-proto/uv.lock
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "otdf-python-proto"
-version = "0.3.3"
+version = "0.3.4"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "connect-python", extra = ["compiler"] },
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e82c17e..7ed589a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "otdf-python"
-version = "0.3.3"
+version = "0.3.4"
 description = "Unofficial OpenTDF SDK for Python"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 9367acb..4341d04 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "otdf-python"
-version = "0.3.3"
+version = "0.3.4"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "connect-python", extra = ["compiler"] },