diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1543b2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Changelog
+
+### [2.3.4](https://github.com/jm33-m0/mec/compare/v2.3.3...v2.3.4) (2022-03-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* get_version crashe when not in a git directory ([3963dfd](https://github.com/jm33-m0/mec/commit/3963dfd1bdb5c17f8db81f264d5286ce9d213d18))
+* MECROOT not found ([e13011e](https://github.com/jm33-m0/mec/commit/e13011ecf1dddfabba60000214f7c6ce172c603b))
diff --git a/lib/cli/core.py b/lib/cli/core.py
index 33bcbd8..56081f8 100644
--- a/lib/cli/core.py
+++ b/lib/cli/core.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 MECROOT = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".mec")
 
 # version string, see https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/blob/f398bdffdae69772c61a82cd7158cca3478c2110/src/updaters/generic.ts#L30
-VERSION = "v2.3.3"  # x-release-please-version
+VERSION = "v2.3.4"  # x-release-please-version
 
 
 class Session: