diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 551a7c6b..ae6a049d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "very_good_core": "1.3.3",
+    "very_good_core": "1.3.4",
     "very_good_dart_cli": "1.3.4",
     "very_good_dart_package": "1.3.5",
     "very_good_docs_site": "1.0.6",
diff --git a/very_good_core/CHANGELOG.md b/very_good_core/CHANGELOG.md
index 8a2d5214..2d5dca57 100644
--- a/very_good_core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/very_good_core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.3.4](https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_templates/compare/very_good_core-v1.3.3...very_good_core-v1.3.4) (2026-05-20)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* tighten template dependencies ([#532](https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_templates/issues/532)) ([d03f32a](https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_templates/commit/d03f32ab1e986e7539c64d2df778662fc972cf06))
+
 ## [1.3.3](https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_templates/compare/very_good_core-v1.3.2...very_good_core-v1.3.3) (2026-05-05)
 
 
diff --git a/very_good_core/brick.yaml b/very_good_core/brick.yaml
index e6e0098c..ec8fb28d 100644
--- a/very_good_core/brick.yaml
+++ b/very_good_core/brick.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: very_good_core
 description: A Very Good Flutter app created by Very Good Ventures.
 repository: >-
   https://github.com/VeryGoodOpenSource/very_good_templates/tree/main/very_good_core
-version: 1.3.3
+version: 1.3.4
 environment:
   mason: ^0.1.0
 vars:
diff --git a/very_good_core/version.txt b/very_good_core/version.txt
index 31e5c843..d0149fef 100644
--- a/very_good_core/version.txt
+++ b/very_good_core/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.3
+1.3.4