diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6704bf015..70d69a391 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <p align="center">
-  <img src="https://www.hivemq.com/img/svg/hivemq-mqtt-client.svg" width="500">
+  <img src="https://www.hivemq.com/img/svg/hivemq-mqtt-client.svg" width="500" alt="HiveMQ MQTT Client">
 </p>
 
 # HiveMQ MQTT Client
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ If you use Gradle, just include the following inside your `build.gradle(.kts)` f
 
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-  implementation("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client:1.3.0")
+  implementation("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client:1.3.4")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ For optional features you can choose to include additional modules:
 
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-  implementation(platform("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client-websocket:1.3.0"))
-  implementation(platform("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client-proxy:1.3.0"))
-  implementation(platform("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client-epoll:1.3.0"))
-  implementation("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client-reactor:1.3.0")
+  implementation(platform("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client-websocket:1.3.4"))
+  implementation(platform("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client-proxy:1.3.4"))
+  implementation(platform("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client-epoll:1.3.4"))
+  implementation("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client-reactor:1.3.4")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ If you use Maven, just include the following inside your `pom.xml` file.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.hivemq</groupId>
             <artifactId>hivemq-mqtt-client</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0</version>
+            <version>1.3.4</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     ...
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ For optional features you can choose to include additional modules:
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.hivemq</groupId>
             <artifactId>hivemq-mqtt-client-websocket</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0</version>
+            <version>1.3.4</version>
             <type>pom</type>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ For optional features you can choose to include additional modules:
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.hivemq</groupId>
             <artifactId>hivemq-mqtt-client-proxy</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0</version>
+            <version>1.3.4</version>
             <type>pom</type>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ For optional features you can choose to include additional modules:
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.hivemq</groupId>
             <artifactId>hivemq-mqtt-client-epoll</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0</version>
+            <version>1.3.4</version>
             <type>pom</type>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ For optional features you can choose to include additional modules:
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.hivemq</groupId>
             <artifactId>hivemq-mqtt-client-reactor</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0</version>
+            <version>1.3.4</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     ...
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ To use the shaded version just append `-shaded` to the artifact name.
 
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-  implementation("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client-shaded:1.3.0")
+  implementation("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client-shaded:1.3.4")
 }
 ```
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ dependencies {
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.hivemq</groupId>
             <artifactId>hivemq-mqtt-client-shaded</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.0</version>
+            <version>1.3.4</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     ...
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index ebf98cafe..f2d702b1a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-version=1.3.3
-prevVersion=1.3.2
+version=1.3.4
+prevVersion=1.3.3
 #
 # main dependencies
 #