diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4a78b5dc8..ad9e68a58 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ dnl May need to run automake && aclocal first
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 dnl NOTE: arg to macro below becomes the "VERSION"
-AC_INIT(gramps, 3.4.8, [gramps-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT(gramps, 3.4.9, [gramps-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(configure.in)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.6.3 foreign])
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
-dnl RELEASE=$(git log -1 --format=%h .)
+RELEASE=$(git log -1 --format=%h .)
 dnl RELEASE=0beta
 dnl RELEASE=0rc1
-RELEASE=1
+dnl RELEASE=1
 
 VERSIONSTRING=$VERSION
 if test x"$RELEASE" != "x"
diff --git a/src/const.py.in b/src/const.py.in
index 71096b34e..7acd1d1a4 100644
--- a/src/const.py.in
+++ b/src/const.py.in
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ from gen.ggettext import sgettext as _
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PROGRAM_NAME   = "Gramps"
 if "@VERSIONSTRING@" == "@" + "VERSIONSTRING" + "@":
-    VERSION        = "3.4.8"
+    VERSION        = "3.4.9"
 else:
     VERSION        = "@VERSIONSTRING@"
-VERSION_TUPLE  = (3, 4, 8)
+VERSION_TUPLE  = (3, 4, 9)
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #