diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 8b510ab..e439431 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,32 +1,36 @@
-Libpng 1.6.33 - September 28, 2017
+Libpng 1.6.34beta01 - September 28, 2017
 
-This is a public release of libpng, intended for use in production codes.
+This is not intended to be a public release. It will be replaced
+within a few weeks by a public version or by another test version.
 
 Files available for download:
 
 Source files with LF line endings (for Unix/Linux) and with a
 "configure" script
 
-   libpng-1.6.33.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   libpng-1.6.33.tar.gz
+   1.6.34beta01.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   1.6.34beta01.tar.gz
 
 Source files with CRLF line endings (for Windows), without the
 "configure" script
 
-   lpng1633.7z  (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   lpng1633.zip
+   lp1634b01.7z  (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   lp1634b01.zip
 
 Other information:
 
-   libpng-1.6.33-README.txt
-   libpng-1.6.33-LICENSE.txt
-   libpng-1.6.33-*.asc (armored detached GPG signatures)
+   1.6.34beta01-README.txt
+   1.6.34beta01-LICENSE.txt
+   libpng-1.6.34beta01-*.asc (armored detached GPG signatures)
 
 Changes since the last public release (1.6.32):
+Version 1.6.33beta01 [August 28, 2017]
   Added PNGMINUS_UNUSED macro to contrib/pngminus/p*.c and added missing
     parenthesis in contrib/pngminus/pnm2png.c (bug report by Christian Hesse).
   Fixed off-by-one error in png_do_check_palette_indexes() (Bug report
     by Mick P., Source Forge Issue #269).
+
+Version 1.6.33beta02 [September 3, 2017]
   Initialize png_handler.row_ptr in contrib/oss-fuzz/libpng_read_fuzzer.cc
     to fix shortlived oss-fuzz issue 3234.
   Compute a larger limit on IDAT because some applications write a deflate
@@ -34,11 +38,15 @@
   Use current date (DATE) instead of release-date (RDATE) in last
     changed date of contrib/oss-fuzz files.
   Enabled ARM support in CMakeLists.txt (Bernd Kuhls).
+
+Version 1.6.33beta03 [September 14, 2017]
   Fixed incorrect typecast of some arguments to png_malloc() and
     png_calloc() that were png_uint_32 instead of png_alloc_size_t
     (Bug report by "irwir" in Github libpng issue #175).
   Use pnglibconf.h.prebuilt when building for ANDROID with cmake (Github
     issue 162, by rcdailey).
+
+Version 1.6.33rc01 [September 20, 2017]
   Initialize memory allocated by png_inflate to zero, using memset, to
     stop an oss-fuzz "use of uninitialized value" detection in png_set_text_2()
     due to truncated iTXt or zTXt chunk.
@@ -46,15 +54,21 @@
     stop an oss-fuzz "use of uninitialized value" detection in
     png_icc_check_tag_table() due to truncated iCCP chunk.
   Removed a redundant test (suggested by "irwir" in Github issue #180).
+
+Version 1.6.33rc02 [September 23, 2017]
   Added an interlaced version of each file in contrib/pngsuite.
   Relocate new memset() call in pngrutil.c.
   Removed more redundant tests (suggested by "irwir" in Github issue #180).
   Add support for loading images with associated alpha in the Simplified
     API (Samuel Williams).
+
+Version 1.6.33 [September 28, 2017]
   Revert contrib/oss-fuzz/libpng_read_fuzzer.cc to libpng-1.6.32 state.
   Initialize png_handler.row_ptr in contrib/oss-fuzz/libpng_read_fuzzer.cc
   Add end_info structure and png_read_end() to the libpng fuzzer.
 
+Version 1.6.34beta01 [September 28, 2017]
+
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
 (subscription required; visit
 https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/png-mng-implement
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4238bf0..50bd37b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -6037,6 +6037,8 @@
   Initialize png_handler.row_ptr in contrib/oss-fuzz/libpng_read_fuzzer.cc
   Add end_info structure and png_read_end() to the libpng fuzzer.
 
+Version 1.6.34beta01 [September 28, 2017]
+
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
 (subscription required; visit
 https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/png-mng-implement
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4fcbc35..319cee2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 set(PNGLIB_MAJOR 1)
 set(PNGLIB_MINOR 6)
-set(PNGLIB_RELEASE 33)
+set(PNGLIB_RELEASE 34)
 set(PNGLIB_NAME libpng${PNGLIB_MAJOR}${PNGLIB_MINOR})
 set(PNGLIB_VERSION ${PNGLIB_MAJOR}.${PNGLIB_MINOR}.${PNGLIB_RELEASE})
 
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@
 # SET UP LINKS
 if(PNG_SHARED)
   set_target_properties(png PROPERTIES
-#   VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.1.6.33
+#   VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.1.6.34beta01
     VERSION 16.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.0
     SOVERSION 16
     CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1)
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 57c366f..e4a2740 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 This code is released under the libpng license.
 
-libpng versions 1.0.7, July 1, 2000 through 1.6.33, September 28, 2017 are
+libpng versions 1.0.7, July 1, 2000 through 1.6.34beta01, September 28, 2017 are
 Copyright (c) 2000-2002, 2004, 2006-2017 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, are
 derived from libpng-1.0.6, and are distributed according to the same
 disclaimer and license as libpng-1.0.6 with the following individuals
diff --git a/README b/README
index 0f03aa6..e6eb30d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-README for libpng version 1.6.33 - September 28, 2017 (shared library 16.0)
+README for libpng version 1.6.34beta01 - September 28, 2017 (shared library 16.0)
 See the note about version numbers near the top of png.h
 
 See INSTALL for instructions on how to install libpng.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9bb5053..9fcb60a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 dnl Version number stuff here:
 
-AC_INIT([libpng],[1.6.33],[png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([libpng],[1.6.34beta01],[png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([scripts])
 
 # libpng does not follow GNU file name conventions (hence 'foreign')
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@
 dnl AM_PREREQ([1.11.2])
 dnl stop configure from automagically running automake
 
-PNGLIB_VERSION=1.6.33
+PNGLIB_VERSION=1.6.34beta01
 PNGLIB_MAJOR=1
 PNGLIB_MINOR=6
-PNGLIB_RELEASE=33
+PNGLIB_RELEASE=34
 
 dnl End of version number stuff
 
diff --git a/libpng-manual.txt b/libpng-manual.txt
index d5cfe97..f4a2df6 100644
--- a/libpng-manual.txt
+++ b/libpng-manual.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 libpng-manual.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
 
- libpng version 1.6.33 - September 28, 2017
+ libpng version 1.6.34beta01 - September 28, 2017
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  <glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>
  Copyright (c) 1998-2017 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
  Based on:
 
- libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.33 - September 28, 2017
+ libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.34beta01 - September 28, 2017
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  Copyright (c) 1998-2017 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
@@ -5414,7 +5414,7 @@
 an official declaration.
 
 This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
-upward through 1.6.33 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
+upward through 1.6.34beta01 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
 versions were also Y2K compliant.
 
 Libpng only has two year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer
diff --git a/libpng.3 b/libpng.3
index 03f9282..1c2461a 100644
--- a/libpng.3
+++ b/libpng.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .TH LIBPNG 3 "September 28, 2017"
 .SH NAME
-libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.33
+libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.34beta01
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB
 #include <png.h>\fP
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
 .SH LIBPNG.TXT
 libpng-manual.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
 
- libpng version 1.6.33 - September 28, 2017
+ libpng version 1.6.34beta01 - September 28, 2017
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  <glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>
  Copyright (c) 1998-2017 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
 
  Based on:
 
- libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.33 - September 28, 2017
+ libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.34beta01 - September 28, 2017
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  Copyright (c) 1998-2017 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
@@ -5932,7 +5932,7 @@
 an official declaration.
 
 This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
-upward through 1.6.33 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
+upward through 1.6.34beta01 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
 versions were also Y2K compliant.
 
 Libpng only has two year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer
@@ -6030,11 +6030,11 @@
  ...
  1.0.19                  10    10019  10.so.0.19[.0]
  ...
- 1.2.57                  13    10257  12.so.0.56[.0]
+ 1.2.59                  13    10259  12.so.0.59[.0]
  ...
- 1.5.28                  15    10528  15.so.15.28[.0]
+ 1.5.30                  15    10530  15.so.15.30[.0]
  ...
- 1.6.33                  16    10633  16.so.16.33[.0]
+ 1.6.34                  16    10634  16.so.16.34[.0]
 
 Henceforth the source version will match the shared-library minor
 and patch numbers; the shared-library major version number will be
@@ -6090,7 +6090,7 @@
 
 Thanks to Frank J. T. Wojcik for helping with the documentation.
 
-Libpng version 1.6.33 - September 28, 2017:
+Libpng version 1.6.34beta01 - September 28, 2017:
 Initially created in 1995 by Guy Eric Schalnat, then of Group 42, Inc.
 Currently maintained by Glenn Randers-Pehrson (glennrp at users.sourceforge.net).
 
@@ -6115,7 +6115,7 @@
 
 This code is released under the libpng license.
 
-libpng versions 1.0.7, July 1, 2000 through 1.6.33, September 28, 2017 are
+libpng versions 1.0.7, July 1, 2000 through 1.6.34beta01, September 28, 2017 are
 Copyright (c) 2000-2002, 2004, 2006-2017 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, are
 derived from libpng-1.0.6, and are distributed according to the same
 disclaimer and license as libpng-1.0.6 with the following individuals
diff --git a/libpngpf.3 b/libpngpf.3
index 03b7f60..170548b 100644
--- a/libpngpf.3
+++ b/libpngpf.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .TH LIBPNGPF 3 "April 1, 2017"
 .SH NAME
-libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.33
+libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.6.34beta01
 (private functions)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB\fB#include \fI\fI"pngpriv.h"
diff --git a/png.c b/png.c
index 5513472..c6001c7 100644
--- a/png.c
+++ b/png.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "pngpriv.h"
 
 /* Generate a compiler error if there is an old png.h in the search path. */
-typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_33 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_33;
+typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_34beta01 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_34beta01;
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 /* The version tests may need to be added to, but the problem warning has
@@ -816,14 +816,14 @@
 #else
 #  ifdef __STDC__
    return PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
-      "libpng version 1.6.33 - September 28, 2017" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
+      "libpng version 1.6.34beta01 - September 28, 2017" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
       "Copyright (c) 1998-2002,2004,2006-2017 Glenn Randers-Pehrson" \
       PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
       "Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
       "Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc." \
       PNG_STRING_NEWLINE;
 #  else
-   return "libpng version 1.6.33 - September 28, 2017\
+   return "libpng version 1.6.34beta01 - September 28, 2017\
       Copyright (c) 1998-2002,2004,2006-2017 Glenn Randers-Pehrson\
       Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger\
       Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.";
diff --git a/png.h b/png.h
index a5f142b..64e7ad6 100644
--- a/png.h
+++ b/png.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* png.h - header file for PNG reference library
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.33, September 28, 2017
+ * libpng version 1.6.34beta01, September 28, 2017
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2002,2004,2006-2017 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * Authors and maintainers:
  *   libpng versions 0.71, May 1995, through 0.88, January 1996: Guy Schalnat
  *   libpng versions 0.89, June 1996, through 0.96, May 1997: Andreas Dilger
- *   libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.33, September 28, 2017:
+ *   libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.6.34beta01, September 28, 2017:
  *     Glenn Randers-Pehrson.
  *   See also "Contributing Authors", below.
  */
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
  *
- * libpng versions 1.0.7, July 1, 2000 through 1.6.33, September 28, 2017 are
+ * libpng versions 1.0.7, July 1, 2000 through 1.6.34beta01, September 28, 2017 are
  * Copyright (c) 2000-2002, 2004, 2006-2017 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, are
  * derived from libpng-1.0.6, and are distributed according to the same
  * disclaimer and license as libpng-1.0.6 with the following individuals
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@
  *    ...
  *    1.0.19                  10    10019  10.so.0.19[.0]
  *    ...
- *    1.2.57                  13    10257  12.so.0.57[.0]
+ *    1.2.59                  13    10257  12.so.0.59[.0]
  *    ...
- *    1.5.28                  15    10527  15.so.15.28[.0]
+ *    1.5.30                  15    10527  15.so.15.30[.0]
  *    ...
- *    1.6.33                  16    10633  16.so.16.33[.0]
+ *    1.6.34                  16    10633  16.so.16.34[.0]
  *
  *    Henceforth the source version will match the shared-library major
  *    and minor numbers; the shared-library major version number will be
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
  *    an official declaration.
  *
  *    This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
- *    upward through 1.6.33 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that
+ *    upward through 1.6.34beta01 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that
  *    earlier versions were also Y2K compliant.
  *
  *    Libpng only has two year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@
  */
 
 /* Version information for png.h - this should match the version in png.c */
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "1.6.33"
-#define PNG_HEADER_VERSION_STRING " libpng version 1.6.33 - September 28, 2017\n"
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "1.6.34beta01"
+#define PNG_HEADER_VERSION_STRING " libpng version 1.6.34beta01 - September 28, 2017\n"
 
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_SONUM   16
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_DLLNUM  16
@@ -318,13 +318,13 @@
 /* These should match the first 3 components of PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING: */
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_MAJOR   1
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_MINOR   6
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_RELEASE 33
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_RELEASE 34
 
 /* This should match the numeric part of the final component of
  * PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING, omitting any leading zero:
  */
 
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_BUILD  0
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_BUILD  01
 
 /* Release Status */
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_ALPHA    1
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_SPECIAL 32 /* Cannot be OR'ed with
                                        PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_PRIVATE */
 
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BASE_TYPE PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_STABLE
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BASE_TYPE PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BETA
 
 /* Careful here.  At one time, Guy wanted to use 082, but that would be octal.
  * We must not include leading zeros.
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
  * version 1.0.0 was mis-numbered 100 instead of 10000).  From
  * version 1.0.1 it's    xxyyzz, where x=major, y=minor, z=release
  */
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER 10633 /* 1.6.33 */
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER 10634 /* 1.6.34 */
 
 /* Library configuration: these options cannot be changed after
  * the library has been built.
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
 /* This triggers a compiler error in png.c, if png.c and png.h
  * do not agree upon the version number.
  */
-typedef char* png_libpng_version_1_6_33;
+typedef char* png_libpng_version_1_6_34beta01;
 
 /* Basic control structions.  Read libpng-manual.txt or libpng.3 for more info.
  *
diff --git a/pngconf.h b/pngconf.h
index e99e827..c47b743 100644
--- a/pngconf.h
+++ b/pngconf.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngconf.h - machine configurable file for libpng
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.33, September 28, 2017
+ * libpng version 1.6.34beta01, September 28, 2017
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2002,2004,2006-2016 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
diff --git a/pngtest.c b/pngtest.c
index d91fee1..c45a568 100644
--- a/pngtest.c
+++ b/pngtest.c
@@ -2153,4 +2153,4 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Generate a compiler error if there is an old png.h in the search path. */
-typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_33 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_33;
+typedef png_libpng_version_1_6_34beta01 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_6_34beta01;
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/README.txt b/projects/vstudio/README.txt
index 3e2c37d..3b60112 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/README.txt
+++ b/projects/vstudio/README.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 VisualStudio instructions
 
-libpng version 1.6.33 - September 28, 2017
+libpng version 1.6.34beta01 - September 28, 2017
 
 Copyright (c) 2010,2013,2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/zlib.props b/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
index b794131..399d028 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
+++ b/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!--
  * zlib.props - location of zlib source
  *
- * libpng version 1.6.33 - September 28, 2017
+ * libpng version 1.6.34beta01 - September 28, 2017
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  *
diff --git a/scripts/README.txt b/scripts/README.txt
index fe560b4..c0134d7 100644
--- a/scripts/README.txt
+++ b/scripts/README.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 
-Makefiles for  libpng version 1.6.33 - September 28, 2017
+Makefiles for  libpng version 1.6.34beta01 - September 28, 2017
 
 pnglibconf.h.prebuilt       =>  Stores configuration settings
  makefile.linux    =>  Linux/ELF makefile
-                       (gcc, creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.33)
+                       (gcc, creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.34beta01)
  makefile.linux-opt=>  Linux/ELF makefile with hardware optimizations on
-                       (gcc, creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.33)
+                       (gcc, creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.34beta01)
  makefile.gcc      =>  Generic makefile (gcc, creates static libpng.a)
  makefile.knr      =>  Archaic UNIX Makefile that converts files with
                        ansi2knr (Requires ansi2knr.c from
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
  makefile.os2      =>  OS/2 Makefile (gcc and emx, requires libpng.def)
  makefile.sco      =>  For SCO OSr5  ELF and Unixware 7 with Native cc
  makefile.sggcc    =>  Silicon Graphics (gcc,
-                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.33)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.34beta01)
  makefile.sgi      =>  Silicon Graphics IRIX makefile (cc, creates static lib)
  makefile.solaris  =>  Solaris 2.X makefile (gcc,
-                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.33)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.34beta01)
  makefile.so9      =>  Solaris 9 makefile (gcc,
-                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.33)
+                       creates libpng16.so.16.1.6.34beta01)
  makefile.std      =>  Generic UNIX makefile (cc, creates static libpng.a)
  makefile.sunos    =>  Sun makefile
  makefile.32sunu   =>  Sun Ultra 32-bit makefile
diff --git a/scripts/def.c b/scripts/def.c
index d1a13cc..f73d4b5 100644
--- a/scripts/def.c
+++ b/scripts/def.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 PNG_DFN "OS2 CODE PRELOAD MOVEABLE DISCARDABLE"
 PNG_DFN ""
 PNG_DFN "EXPORTS"
-PNG_DFN ";Version 1.6.33"
+PNG_DFN ";Version 1.6.34beta01"
 
 #define PNG_EXPORTA(ordinal, type, name, args, attributes)\
         PNG_DFN "@" SYMBOL_PREFIX "@@" name "@"
diff --git a/scripts/libpng-config-head.in b/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
index 733860d..d4dc552 100644
--- a/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
+++ b/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 # Modeled after libxml-config.
 
-version=1.6.33
+version=1.6.34beta01
 prefix=""
 libdir=""
 libs=""
diff --git a/scripts/libpng.pc.in b/scripts/libpng.pc.in
index 3854282..e08e741 100644
--- a/scripts/libpng.pc.in
+++ b/scripts/libpng.pc.in
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 
 Name: libpng
 Description: Loads and saves PNG files
-Version: 1.6.33
+Version: 1.6.34beta01
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lpng16
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.cegcc b/scripts/makefile.cegcc
index 9c54579..d85bed9 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.cegcc
+++ b/scripts/makefile.cegcc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 VERMAJ = 1
 VERMIN = 6
-VERMIC = 33
+VERMIC = 34
 VER = $(VERMAJ).$(VERMIN).$(VERMIC)
 NAME = libpng
 PACKAGE = $(NAME)-$(VER)
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.linux b/scripts/makefile.linux
index 6cec93e..f61087c 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.linux
+++ b/scripts/makefile.linux
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng16
 PNGMAJ = 16
-RELEASE = 33
+RELEASE = 34
 
 # Shared library names:
 LIBSO=$(LIBNAME).so
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.linux-opt b/scripts/makefile.linux-opt
index 1cd85e0..017656c 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.linux-opt
+++ b/scripts/makefile.linux-opt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng16
 PNGMAJ = 16
-RELEASE = 33
+RELEASE = 34
 
 # Shared library names:
 LIBSO=$(LIBNAME).so
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.msys b/scripts/makefile.msys
index 7393f8c..33b7721 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.msys
+++ b/scripts/makefile.msys
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng16
 PNGMAJ = 16
-RELEASE = 33
+RELEASE = 34
 
 # Shared library names:
 LIBSO=$(LIBNAME).dll
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd b/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
index b57c7bb..ec0eefc 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 LIB=	png16
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	0
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.33
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.34beta01
 SRCS=	png.c pngset.c pngget.c pngrutil.c pngtrans.c pngwutil.c \
 	pngread.c pngrio.c pngwio.c pngwrite.c pngrtran.c \
 	pngwtran.c pngmem.c pngerror.c pngpread.c
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.netbsd b/scripts/makefile.netbsd
index edc6ae6..daf97d5 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.netbsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.netbsd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 LIB=	png
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	16
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.33
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.34beta01
 SRCS=	png.c pngset.c pngget.c pngrutil.c pngtrans.c pngwutil.c \
 	pngread.c pngrio.c pngwio.c pngwrite.c pngrtran.c \
 	pngwtran.c pngmem.c pngerror.c pngpread.c
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.openbsd b/scripts/makefile.openbsd
index ecde666..784fd5b 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.openbsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.openbsd
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 MANDIR= ${PREFIX}/man/cat
 
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	16
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.33
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.6.34beta01
 
 LIB=	png
 SRCS=	png.c pngerror.c pngget.c pngmem.c pngpread.c \
diff --git a/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt b/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
index cbf715d..ffdecd4 100644
--- a/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
+++ b/scripts/pnglibconf.h.prebuilt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-/* libpng 1.6.33 STANDARD API DEFINITION */
+/* libpng 1.6.34beta01 STANDARD API DEFINITION */
 
 /* pnglibconf.h - library build configuration */
 
-/* Libpng version 1.6.33 - September 28, 2017 */
+/* Libpng version 1.6.34beta01 - September 28, 2017 */
 
 /* Copyright (c) 1998-2017 Glenn Randers-Pehrson */
 
diff --git a/scripts/symbols.def b/scripts/symbols.def
index 7677d87..2fa41b1 100644
--- a/scripts/symbols.def
+++ b/scripts/symbols.def
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-;Version 1.6.33
+;Version 1.6.34beta01
 ;--------------------------------------------------------------
 ; LIBPNG symbol list as a Win32 DEF file
 ; Contains all the symbols that can be exported from libpng