diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b3b27df7ad419a4ae3adb6f60b017100cd514947..e75c8c249c9f28a971d6fdf5b770fddcc06c344c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	Binutils 2.34 branch created.
+
 2020-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	Synchronize top level configure files with master version:
diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index aa0d0de3da04792139f08498e69036732e0ae616..f6cde41fdaf246024c877f3d7614baa42c8c91c2 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	Binutils 2.34 branch created.
+
 2020-01-17  Christian Biesinger  <cbiesinger@google.com>
 
 	* coff-arm.c: Fix spelling error (seperate).
diff --git a/binutils/BRANCHES b/binutils/BRANCHES
index b24bab7b0e4be61a2d14e90f4865ea4b10b5733c..cc848708f90b68a9971e4addc65f8b9825cd61da 100644
--- a/binutils/BRANCHES
+++ b/binutils/BRANCHES
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ binutils-2_30-branch
 binutils-2_31-branch
 binutils-2_32-branch
 binutils-2_33-branch
+binutils-2_34-branch
 
 Copyright (C) 2012-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index ac7d86ac164d1a216d83d8796b922ad903589d27..a84b31d3ae032a22e1b1bc086f9dbd84a2c47cbc 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	Binutils 2.34 branch created.
+
 2020-01-17  Thomas Troeger  <tstroege@gmx.de>
 
 	* objdump.c (jump_info_visualize_address): Discard jumps that are
diff --git a/binutils/NEWS b/binutils/NEWS
index 92ec6bc07acd3c6c4d36d92d93daa3b07f6a2717..1650a3ac93469ef3b8f64ebce20f9dca461a57d0 100644
--- a/binutils/NEWS
+++ b/binutils/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 -*- text -*-
 
+Changes in 2.34:
+
 * Binutils now supports debuginfod, an HTTP server for distributing
   ELF/DWARF debugging information as well as source code. When built with
   debuginfod, readelf and objdump can automatically query debuginfod
diff --git a/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release b/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release
index 82cd27da9044a1464756afba9251784f372899c9..f0116816b2c48f796856e5fa9077ae00357a1915 100644
--- a/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release
+++ b/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ How to perform a release.
 
   4. Create the release branch using:
 
-	git branch binutils-2_33-branch
-        git push origin binutils-2_33-branch
+	git branch binutils-2_34-branch
+        git push origin binutils-2_34-branch
 
      If you get a message like:
      
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ How to perform a release.
 
   5. Make sure that the branch is there.  IE check out the branch sources:
   
-        git clone ssh://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git -b binutils-2_33-branch 2.33
+        git clone ssh://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git -b binutils-2_34-branch 2.34
 
      If you get a message about being in a "detached head" state, something
      has gone wrong...
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ How to perform a release.
      ask Joel Brobecker <brobecker AT adacore DOT com>.
 
   7. Rename the current HEAD version entry in Bugzilla, and create a
-     new one.  E.g. rename "2.33 (HEAD)" to 2.33, and create "2.34
+     new one.  E.g. rename "2.34 (HEAD)" to 2.34, and create "2.34
      (HEAD)":
      
         https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/editversions.cgi?product=binutils
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ How to perform a release.
   8. Update bfd/version.m4 on HEAD to indicate that is now a snapshot
      of the next release:
      
-       m4_define([BFD_VERSION], [2.33.51])
+       m4_define([BFD_VERSION], [2.34.51])
        
      Update the release number in bfd/version.m4 for the branch.
      The branch only needs the point value set to 90 as the release
      has not actually happened yet.
 
-       m4_define([BFD_VERSION], [2.32.90])
+       m4_define([BFD_VERSION], [2.33.90])
 
      Regenerate various files on both branch and HEAD by configuring
      with "--enable-maintainer-mode --enable-gold" and then building
diff --git a/config/ChangeLog b/config/ChangeLog
index dabbac3b491d3700f008694cea459e85e672f4aa..19fc6cd55c45693b6ccc586cde558e562d7902f2 100644
--- a/config/ChangeLog
+++ b/config/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	Binutils 2.34 branch created.
+
 2019-09-09  Phil Blundell  <pb@pbcl.net>
 
 	binutils 2.33 branch created.
diff --git a/cpu/ChangeLog b/cpu/ChangeLog
index cd40af4113209f8687cedb24476672630a832b0f..6bd48c56aa433e230cab5c05025b9ba97b3edbb3 100644
--- a/cpu/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpu/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	Binutils 2.34 branch created.
+
 2020-01-13  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* fr30.cpu (f-disp9, f-disp10, f-s10, f-rel9, f-rel12): Don't
diff --git a/elfcpp/ChangeLog b/elfcpp/ChangeLog
index c78b42bb0e93ae342ee787f29159e9eb73f886af..366bbbe93882a4e84ee0e10e072825f766c14e84 100644
--- a/elfcpp/ChangeLog
+++ b/elfcpp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	Binutils 2.34 branch created.
+
 2020-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index e3adaa722acc4e864fcaaeae74c81e78cb39f289..7ebf3c8b90381e66d5a251032d121a52f573af90 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	Binutils 2.34 branch created.
+
 2020-01-17  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* config/tc-i386.c (_i386_insn): Replace vex_encoding_vex2
diff --git a/gas/NEWS b/gas/NEWS
index 36d6c652f6d32a8d466fb6f8e7ef8686b4b5a956..5ed7302da785afd1a42c29b7d7a5e71f8dd88dc2 100644
--- a/gas/NEWS
+++ b/gas/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 -*- text -*-
 
+Changes in 2.34:
+
 * Add support for Zilog eZ80 and Zilog Z180 CPUs.
 
 * Add support for z80-elf target.
diff --git a/gold/ChangeLog b/gold/ChangeLog
index c78b42bb0e93ae342ee787f29159e9eb73f886af..366bbbe93882a4e84ee0e10e072825f766c14e84 100644
--- a/gold/ChangeLog
+++ b/gold/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	Binutils 2.34 branch created.
+
 2020-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
diff --git a/gprof/ChangeLog b/gprof/ChangeLog
index c78b42bb0e93ae342ee787f29159e9eb73f886af..366bbbe93882a4e84ee0e10e072825f766c14e84 100644
--- a/gprof/ChangeLog
+++ b/gprof/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	Binutils 2.34 branch created.
+
 2020-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
diff --git a/include/ChangeLog b/include/ChangeLog
index b1189ea21756a205066c9f37f3f23d64c50949ab..c7fd4ab141406f891049c62f6d41f9e342977cd4 100644
--- a/include/ChangeLog
+++ b/include/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	Binutils 2.34 branch created.
+
 2020-01-17  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	* Import from gcc mainline:
diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index dc3ba85ec34428230f63ce726d023891a6268779..7c773086bc95560869993424b5858a649639a6b6 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	Binutils 2.34 branch created.
+
 2020-01-16  Jozef Lawrynowicz  <jozef.l@mittosystems.com>
 
 	* scripttempl/elf32msp430_3.sc: Remove.
diff --git a/ld/NEWS b/ld/NEWS
index 98dfd332027aaeffc487dabf257ea2910e73b125..f659ccfc06b72420f7fbc15cad18c63ff54381a0 100644
--- a/ld/NEWS
+++ b/ld/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 -*- text -*-
 
+Changes in 2.34:
+
 * cr16c support removed.
 
 * Add support for z80-elf.
diff --git a/libctf/ChangeLog b/libctf/ChangeLog
index a2358fd65161fcb4a7970bb50aebfa1826666910..9da5827c26a278dd849ce196fd4cff1b34e6de80 100644
--- a/libctf/ChangeLog
+++ b/libctf/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	Binutils 2.34 branch created.
+
 2020-01-05  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
 
 	PR binutils/25155:
diff --git a/opcodes/ChangeLog b/opcodes/ChangeLog
index 6faa9d87d137a5de098ad2c4e27f2a8bc0142c21..60c5832f273db40f5f509b471b0639cde7714250 100644
--- a/opcodes/ChangeLog
+++ b/opcodes/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	Binutils 2.34 branch created.
+
 2020-01-17  Christian Biesinger  <cbiesinger@google.com>
 
 	* opintl.h: Fix spelling error (seperate).