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 What's New
 ++++++++++
 
-Ver 3.4.2 (unreleased)
+Ver 3.4.2 (2022-12-19)
 ======================
 - A few backports from dev branch:
 
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ Ver 3.4.2 (unreleased)
     the Thumbs icon
   - ScreenShot now correctly captures the background color of the viewer
 
-
 Ver 3.4.1 (2022-11-02)
 ======================
 - A few backports from dev branch: