diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d84c8149..b79c772ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ Dates are provided in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
 | 1978433                        | 2019-11-30 | v12               | v0.15.0.0              | v0.16.0.0                  | New PoW based on RandomX, only allow >= 2 outputs, change to the block median used to calculate penalty, v1 coinbases are forbidden, rct sigs in coinbase forbidden, 10 block lock time for incoming outputs
 | 2210000                        | 2020-10-17 | v13               | v0.17.0.0              | v0.17.3.2                  | New CLSAG transaction format
 | 2210720                        | 2020-10-18 | v14               | v0.17.1.1              | v0.17.3.2                  | forbid old MLSAG transaction format
-| 2688888                        | 2022-08-13 | v15               | v0.18.0.0              | v0.18.3.3                  | ringsize = 16, bulletproofs+, view tags, adjusted dynamic block weight algorithm
-| 2689608                        | 2022-08-14 | v16               | v0.18.0.0              | v0.18.3.3                  | forbid old v14 transaction format
+| 2688888                        | 2022-08-13 | v15               | v0.18.0.0              | v0.18.3.4                  | ringsize = 16, bulletproofs+, view tags, adjusted dynamic block weight algorithm
+| 2689608                        | 2022-08-14 | v16               | v0.18.0.0              | v0.18.3.4                  | forbid old v14 transaction format
 | XXXXXXX                        | XXX-XX-XX | XXX                | vX.XX.X.X              | vX.XX.X.X                  | XXX |
 
 X's indicate that these details have not been determined as of commit date.
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ Tested on a Raspberry Pi Zero with a clean install of minimal Raspbian Stretch (
     ```bash
     git clone https://github.com/monero-project/monero.git
     cd monero
-    git checkout v0.18.3.3
+    git checkout v0.18.3.4
     ```
 
 * Build:
@@ -463,10 +463,10 @@ application.
     cd monero
     ```
 
-* If you would like a specific [version/tag](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/tags), do a git checkout for that version. eg. 'v0.18.3.3'. If you don't care about the version and just want binaries from master, skip this step:
+* If you would like a specific [version/tag](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/tags), do a git checkout for that version. eg. 'v0.18.3.4'. If you don't care about the version and just want binaries from master, skip this step:
 
     ```bash
-    git checkout v0.18.3.3
+    git checkout v0.18.3.4
     ```
 
 * If you are on a 64-bit system, run:
diff --git a/contrib/gitian/DOCKRUN.md b/contrib/gitian/DOCKRUN.md
index 7994d39cc..189b543da 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian/DOCKRUN.md
+++ b/contrib/gitian/DOCKRUN.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The dockrun.sh script will do everything to build the binaries. Just specify the
 version to build as its only argument, e.g.
 
 ```bash
-VERSION=v0.18.3.3
+VERSION=v0.18.3.4
 ./dockrun.sh $VERSION
 ```
 
diff --git a/contrib/gitian/README.md b/contrib/gitian/README.md
index 6a97cbccb..ea3129f61 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian/README.md
+++ b/contrib/gitian/README.md
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Common setup part:
 su - gitianuser
 
 GH_USER=YOUR_GITHUB_USER_NAME
-VERSION=v0.18.3.3
+VERSION=v0.18.3.4
 ```
 
 Where `GH_USER` is your GitHub user name and `VERSION` is the version tag you want to build. 
diff --git a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat
index 2dc9ce3b3..2f1647ef5 100644
Binary files a/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat and b/src/blocks/checkpoints.dat differ
diff --git a/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp b/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
index 07f13656b..30d8266b7 100644
--- a/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
+++ b/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     ADD_CHECKPOINT2(2985000, "08f5e6b7301c1b6ed88268a28f8677a06e8ff943b3f9e48d3080f71f9c134bfb", "0x444b7b42a633c96");
     ADD_CHECKPOINT2(3088000, "bddf8ca09110d33d6d497f13a113630c2b6af1c84d4f3a6f35cb1446f2604ade", "0x4aed3615c2f8c3e");
     ADD_CHECKPOINT2(3102800, "083f4a34f9490403b564286e7f13fd1ed45c52c86fa47195f151594e5bc87504", "0x4bbed52d4da5dfb");
+    ADD_CHECKPOINT2(3198000, "1d685b39be51e4e84e0af69fa78e023c7cb21de7d33acd012d0371d5f78712d5", "0x517d415fee3a816");
     return true;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index 104c26977..ca63d36a7 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -5552,7 +5552,7 @@ void Blockchain::cancel()
 }
 
 #if defined(PER_BLOCK_CHECKPOINT)
-static const char expected_block_hashes_hash[] = "0046a0019beb6e697e27d834d6127851425f7ee09bfb8e9f8df7b1420131aca8";
+static const char expected_block_hashes_hash[] = "8ada865350270fd008397684d978dac75ea4029a8a1ffcaa9975c43be119ec19";
 void Blockchain::load_compiled_in_block_hashes(const GetCheckpointsCallback& get_checkpoints)
 {
   if (get_checkpoints == nullptr || !m_fast_sync)
diff --git a/src/version.cpp.in b/src/version.cpp.in
index ac6ebaa89..857fa3588 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp.in
+++ b/src/version.cpp.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG "@VERSIONTAG@"
-#define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.18.3.3"
+#define DEF_MONERO_VERSION "0.18.3.4"
 #define DEF_MONERO_RELEASE_NAME "Fluorine Fermi"
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_FULL DEF_MONERO_VERSION "-" DEF_MONERO_VERSION_TAG
 #define DEF_MONERO_VERSION_IS_RELEASE @VERSION_IS_RELEASE@