diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index b04ed6b..7887ba9 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "2.33.2"
+    ".": "2.34.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 110df85..96366c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ Previously generated content (from standard-version) has been retained.
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [2.34.0](https://github.com/hpcc-systems/vscode-ecl/compare/ecl-v2.33.2...ecl-v2.34.0) (2026-01-06)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add AI tool to fetch ECL Archive ([#488](https://github.com/hpcc-systems/vscode-ecl/issues/488)) ([9e54966](https://github.com/hpcc-systems/vscode-ecl/commit/9e549669df3a8d094f75ce28d78ea880ed8c92c1))
+* add WU Error/Warning AI tool ([#487](https://github.com/hpcc-systems/vscode-ecl/issues/487)) ([cbacf13](https://github.com/hpcc-systems/vscode-ecl/commit/cbacf13954e8695cf4582fa686c6d2064fc3f3cf))
+* add WUQuery AI tool ([#483](https://github.com/hpcc-systems/vscode-ecl/issues/483)) ([f822bdb](https://github.com/hpcc-systems/vscode-ecl/commit/f822bdb03cccdb4206d9062ebefe5d0e1696a367))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* update tooltip and group names for HPCC platform commands and improve session management ([#481](https://github.com/hpcc-systems/vscode-ecl/issues/481)) ([0673025](https://github.com/hpcc-systems/vscode-ecl/commit/0673025665bf83acc8b272e312fa8642272ad0d1))
+
 ## [2.33.2](https://github.com/hpcc-systems/vscode-ecl/compare/ecl-v2.33.1...ecl-v2.33.2) (2025-12-05)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 730d5ab..8020e4f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ecl",
-  "version": "2.33.2",
+  "version": "2.34.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ecl",
-      "version": "2.33.2",
+      "version": "2.34.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@vscode/prompt-tsx": "0.4.0-alpha.5",
         "exceljs": "4.4.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e087374..17732c9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "private": true,
   "name": "ecl",
-  "version": "2.33.2",
+  "version": "2.34.0",
   "publisher": "hpcc-systems",
   "displayName": "ECL Language",
   "description": "ECL (Enterprise Control Language) support for Visual Studio Code",