diff --git a/IDMETA b/IDMETA
index ccd5085e..d500aaa7 100755
--- a/IDMETA
+++ b/IDMETA
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 DEBIAN_DIST="bookworm bullseye"
 UBUNTU_DIST="noble jammy focal"
 CENTOS_DIST="centos9"
-VERSION=5.34.1
+VERSION=5.34.2~pre