diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 450eac1724e12353de252e0b6b8777f149acc186..8f51d6e4b9700699ff6b103feda47ffc11709e73 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Changes between 3.5.4 and 3.5.5:
+------------------
+ * Target Android 34
+ * This release is empty. Its sole purpose is to unlock the Play Store releases
+
 Changes between 3.5.4 Beta 2 and 3.5.4:
 ------------------
  * Fix media controls not working after some time on Android 13
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 26e472726e0972d3222ddf2c0830d26e1c7950b6..a6130683c8420577712d3a2f76c52a52c5de353c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ allprojects {
 
 ext {
     appId = "org.videolan.vlc"
-    versionName = '3.5.4'
-    versionCode = 3050400
+    versionName = '3.5.5'
+    versionCode = 3050500
     libvlcVersion = '3.5.4-eap4'
     medialibraryVersion = '0.13.5-eap5'
     minSdkVersion = 17