diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 6110c0f..9dc6cef 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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+  ".": "3.4.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d02836b..596e2b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.4.0](https://github.com/boneskull/bargs/compare/bargs-v3.3.0...bargs-v3.4.0) (2026-01-07)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add helper types for inferring parser values ([24d145a](https://github.com/boneskull/bargs/commit/24d145a867f025843882e0486e1353358f353185))
+* **nested:** add factory pattern for nested commands with typed parent globals ([#18](https://github.com/boneskull/bargs/issues/18)) ([c1514f9](https://github.com/boneskull/bargs/commit/c1514f9e16ae255aeedc738294e228f4e258464e))
+
 ## [3.3.0](https://github.com/boneskull/bargs/compare/bargs-v3.2.0...bargs-v3.3.0) (2026-01-06)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3061b64..4dd5a75 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
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   "name": "@boneskull/bargs",
-  "version": "3.3.0",
+  "version": "3.4.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@boneskull/bargs",
-      "version": "3.3.0",
+      "version": "3.4.0",
       "license": "BlueOak-1.0.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@commitlint/cli": "20.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f10bb61..316b88d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@boneskull/bargs",
-  "version": "3.3.0",
+  "version": "3.4.0",
   "type": "module",
   "description": "A TypeScript-first CLI argument parser wrapping util.parseArgs() with full type inference",
   "repository": {