diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b805e9a..2ace448 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.4.1"
+  ".": "3.4.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1543172..eda1d74 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 <!-- markdownlint-disable MD024 -->
 
+## [3.4.2](https://github.com/eschaar/vstack/compare/3.4.1...3.4.2) (2026-05-28)
+
+
+### Maintenance
+
+* **ci:** handle disabled auto-merge gracefully ([ac91e78](https://github.com/eschaar/vstack/commit/ac91e780f1e6e9c0746683f186a47716a8c8ca12))
+* **ci:** updated dependencies ([576d27d](https://github.com/eschaar/vstack/commit/576d27db9e296da685c3849347453de2e0a13a03))
+
 ## [3.4.1](https://github.com/eschaar/vstack/compare/3.4.0...3.4.1) (2026-05-19)