diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9a3ece4d..1aa7bc97 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.33.0"
+  ".": "1.34.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2548dd6b..16001bd4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.34.0](https://github.com/mitos-run/mitos/compare/v1.33.0...v1.34.0) (2026-07-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **controller:** wire --live-cow-child-import so the vmstate-only fork engages ([#845](https://github.com/mitos-run/mitos/issues/845)) ([bb59f09](https://github.com/mitos-run/mitos/commit/bb59f0927c1cd8897868e9c6430eea2b6b364bd6))
+
 ## [1.33.0](https://github.com/mitos-run/mitos/compare/v1.32.2...v1.33.0) (2026-07-08)
 
 
diff --git a/deploy/charts/mitos/Chart.yaml b/deploy/charts/mitos/Chart.yaml
index 604ddf04..80af69db 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/mitos/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/mitos/Chart.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ name: mitos
 # lifecycle through the mitos.run CRDs.
 description: Snapshot-fork sandboxes for AI agents on Kubernetes.
 type: application
-version: 1.33.0 # x-release-please-version
-appVersion: "v1.33.0" # x-release-please-version
+version: 1.34.0 # x-release-please-version
+appVersion: "v1.34.0" # x-release-please-version
 kubeVersion: ">=1.29.0-0"
 keywords:
   - sandbox
@@ -43,19 +43,19 @@ annotations:
       url: https://github.com/mitos-run/mitos/issues
   artifacthub.io/images: |
     - name: controller
-      image: ghcr.io/mitos-run/mitos-controller:v1.33.0 # x-release-please-version
+      image: ghcr.io/mitos-run/mitos-controller:v1.34.0 # x-release-please-version
     - name: forkd
-      image: ghcr.io/mitos-run/mitos-forkd:v1.33.0 # x-release-please-version
+      image: ghcr.io/mitos-run/mitos-forkd:v1.34.0 # x-release-please-version
     - name: husk-stub
-      image: ghcr.io/mitos-run/mitos-husk-stub:v1.33.0 # x-release-please-version
+      image: ghcr.io/mitos-run/mitos-husk-stub:v1.34.0 # x-release-please-version
     - name: kvm-device-plugin
-      image: ghcr.io/mitos-run/mitos-kvm-device-plugin:v1.33.0 # x-release-please-version
+      image: ghcr.io/mitos-run/mitos-kvm-device-plugin:v1.34.0 # x-release-please-version
     - name: facade
-      image: ghcr.io/mitos-run/mitos-facade:v1.33.0 # x-release-please-version
+      image: ghcr.io/mitos-run/mitos-facade:v1.34.0 # x-release-please-version
     - name: console
-      image: ghcr.io/mitos-run/mitos-console:v1.33.0 # x-release-please-version
+      image: ghcr.io/mitos-run/mitos-console:v1.34.0 # x-release-please-version
     - name: gateway
-      image: ghcr.io/mitos-run/mitos-gateway:v1.33.0 # x-release-please-version
+      image: ghcr.io/mitos-run/mitos-gateway:v1.34.0 # x-release-please-version
   artifacthub.io/crds: |
     - kind: SandboxPool
       version: v1