diff --git a/changelog/10558.doc.rst b/changelog/10558.doc.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c242b9cf71..00000000000
--- a/changelog/10558.doc.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix ambiguous docstring of :func:`pytest.Config.getoption`.
diff --git a/changelog/10829.doc.rst b/changelog/10829.doc.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 1be45c7049d..00000000000
--- a/changelog/10829.doc.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improve documentation on the current handling of the ``--basetemp`` option and its lack of retention functionality (:ref:`temporary directory location and retention`).
diff --git a/changelog/12497.contrib.rst b/changelog/12497.contrib.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index ccf89731053..00000000000
--- a/changelog/12497.contrib.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixed two failing pdb-related tests on Python 3.13.
diff --git a/changelog/12592.bugfix.rst b/changelog/12592.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 605783bcab4..00000000000
--- a/changelog/12592.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixed :class:`KeyError` crash when using ``--import-mode=importlib`` in a directory layout where a directory contains a child directory with the same name.
diff --git a/changelog/12818.bugfix.rst b/changelog/12818.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d74f2fda2a..00000000000
--- a/changelog/12818.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Assertion rewriting now preserves the source ranges of the original instructions, making it play well with tools that deal with the ``AST``, like `executing <https://github.com/alexmojaki/executing>`__.
diff --git a/changelog/12849.bugfix.rst b/changelog/12849.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index fb72263aadd..00000000000
--- a/changelog/12849.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ANSI escape codes for colored output now handled correctly in :func:`pytest.fail` with `pytrace=False`.
diff --git a/changelog/12866.doc.rst b/changelog/12866.doc.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 865b2bbc600..00000000000
--- a/changelog/12866.doc.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Improved cross-references concerning the :fixture:`recwarn` fixture.
diff --git a/changelog/12966.doc.rst b/changelog/12966.doc.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a440c2ec0f..00000000000
--- a/changelog/12966.doc.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Clarify :ref:`filterwarnings` docs on filter precedence/order when using multiple :ref:`@pytest.mark.filterwarnings <pytest.mark.filterwarnings ref>` marks.
diff --git a/changelog/9353.bugfix.rst b/changelog/9353.bugfix.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 414f5a007b6..00000000000
--- a/changelog/9353.bugfix.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-:func:`pytest.approx` now uses strict equality when given booleans.
diff --git a/doc/en/announce/index.rst b/doc/en/announce/index.rst
index 61e4a772beb..8a38df7a2e1 100644
--- a/doc/en/announce/index.rst
+++ b/doc/en/announce/index.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Release announcements
    :maxdepth: 2
 
 
+   release-8.3.4
    release-8.3.3
    release-8.3.2
    release-8.3.1
diff --git a/doc/en/announce/release-8.3.4.rst b/doc/en/announce/release-8.3.4.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f76d60396dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/en/announce/release-8.3.4.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+pytest-8.3.4
+=======================================
+
+pytest 8.3.4 has just been released to PyPI.
+
+This is a bug-fix release, being a drop-in replacement. To upgrade::
+
+  pip install --upgrade pytest
+
+The full changelog is available at https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/changelog.html.
+
+Thanks to all of the contributors to this release:
+
+* Bruno Oliveira
+* Florian Bruhin
+* Frank Hoffmann
+* Jakob van Santen
+* Leonardus Chen
+* Pierre Sassoulas
+* Pradeep Kumar
+* Ran Benita
+* Serge Smertin
+* Stefaan Lippens
+* Sviatoslav Sydorenko (Святослав Сидоренко)
+* dongfangtianyu
+* suspe
+
+
+Happy testing,
+The pytest Development Team
diff --git a/doc/en/builtin.rst b/doc/en/builtin.rst
index 822ee48b3fb..85d280da50f 100644
--- a/doc/en/builtin.rst
+++ b/doc/en/builtin.rst
@@ -178,16 +178,11 @@ For information about fixtures, see :ref:`fixtures`. To see a complete list of a
         Return a :class:`pytest.TempdirFactory` instance for the test session.
 
     tmpdir -- .../_pytest/legacypath.py:305
-        Return a temporary directory path object which is unique to each test
-        function invocation, created as a sub directory of the base temporary
-        directory.
-
-        By default, a new base temporary directory is created each test session,
-        and old bases are removed after 3 sessions, to aid in debugging. If
-        ``--basetemp`` is used then it is cleared each session. See
-        :ref:`temporary directory location and retention`.
-
-        The returned object is a `legacy_path`_ object.
+        Return a temporary directory (as `legacy_path`_ object)
+        which is unique to each test function invocation.
+        The temporary directory is created as a subdirectory
+        of the base temporary directory, with configurable retention,
+        as discussed in :ref:`temporary directory location and retention`.
 
         .. note::
             These days, it is preferred to use ``tmp_path``.
@@ -236,22 +231,15 @@ For information about fixtures, see :ref:`fixtures`. To see a complete list of a
 
         See :ref:`warnings` for information on warning categories.
 
-    tmp_path_factory [session scope] -- .../_pytest/tmpdir.py:242
+    tmp_path_factory [session scope] -- .../_pytest/tmpdir.py:241
         Return a :class:`pytest.TempPathFactory` instance for the test session.
 
-    tmp_path -- .../_pytest/tmpdir.py:257
-        Return a temporary directory path object which is unique to each test
-        function invocation, created as a sub directory of the base temporary
-        directory.
-
-        By default, a new base temporary directory is created each test session,
-        and old bases are removed after 3 sessions, to aid in debugging.
-        This behavior can be configured with :confval:`tmp_path_retention_count` and
-        :confval:`tmp_path_retention_policy`.
-        If ``--basetemp`` is used then it is cleared each session. See
-        :ref:`temporary directory location and retention`.
-
-        The returned object is a :class:`pathlib.Path` object.
+    tmp_path -- .../_pytest/tmpdir.py:256
+        Return a temporary directory (as :class:`pathlib.Path` object)
+        which is unique to each test function invocation.
+        The temporary directory is created as a subdirectory
+        of the base temporary directory, with configurable retention,
+        as discussed in :ref:`temporary directory location and retention`.
 
 
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diff --git a/doc/en/changelog.rst b/doc/en/changelog.rst
index 9f30c86be3a..a01c2589f1f 100644
--- a/doc/en/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/en/changelog.rst
@@ -31,6 +31,47 @@ with advance notice in the **Deprecations** section of releases.
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+pytest 8.3.4 (2024-12-01)
+=========================
+
+Bug fixes
+---------
+
+- `#12592 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12592>`_: Fixed :class:`KeyError` crash when using ``--import-mode=importlib`` in a directory layout where a directory contains a child directory with the same name.
+
+
+- `#12818 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12818>`_: Assertion rewriting now preserves the source ranges of the original instructions, making it play well with tools that deal with the ``AST``, like `executing <https://github.com/alexmojaki/executing>`__.
+
+
+- `#12849 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12849>`_: ANSI escape codes for colored output now handled correctly in :func:`pytest.fail` with `pytrace=False`.
+
+
+- `#9353 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/9353>`_: :func:`pytest.approx` now uses strict equality when given booleans.
+
+
+
+Improved documentation
+----------------------
+
+- `#10558 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/10558>`_: Fix ambiguous docstring of :func:`pytest.Config.getoption`.
+
+
+- `#10829 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/10829>`_: Improve documentation on the current handling of the ``--basetemp`` option and its lack of retention functionality (:ref:`temporary directory location and retention`).
+
+
+- `#12866 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12866>`_: Improved cross-references concerning the :fixture:`recwarn` fixture.
+
+
+- `#12966 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12966>`_: Clarify :ref:`filterwarnings` docs on filter precedence/order when using multiple :ref:`@pytest.mark.filterwarnings <pytest.mark.filterwarnings ref>` marks.
+
+
+
+Contributor-facing changes
+--------------------------
+
+- `#12497 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12497>`_: Fixed two failing pdb-related tests on Python 3.13.
+
+
 pytest 8.3.3 (2024-09-09)
 =========================
 
diff --git a/doc/en/example/parametrize.rst b/doc/en/example/parametrize.rst
index fa43308d045..f1f7deb909c 100644
--- a/doc/en/example/parametrize.rst
+++ b/doc/en/example/parametrize.rst
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ objects, they are still using the default pytest representation:
     rootdir: /home/sweet/project
     collected 8 items
 
-    <Dir parametrize.rst-204>
+    <Dir parametrize.rst-205>
       <Module test_time.py>
         <Function test_timedistance_v0[a0-b0-expected0]>
         <Function test_timedistance_v0[a1-b1-expected1]>
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ If you just collect tests you'll also nicely see 'advanced' and 'basic' as varia
     rootdir: /home/sweet/project
     collected 4 items
 
-    <Dir parametrize.rst-204>
+    <Dir parametrize.rst-205>
       <Module test_scenarios.py>
         <Class TestSampleWithScenarios>
           <Function test_demo1[basic]>
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ Let's first see how it looks like at collection time:
     rootdir: /home/sweet/project
     collected 2 items
 
-    <Dir parametrize.rst-204>
+    <Dir parametrize.rst-205>
       <Module test_backends.py>
         <Function test_db_initialized[d1]>
         <Function test_db_initialized[d2]>
diff --git a/doc/en/example/pythoncollection.rst b/doc/en/example/pythoncollection.rst
index 42a603f114c..1d1ce07c10a 100644
--- a/doc/en/example/pythoncollection.rst
+++ b/doc/en/example/pythoncollection.rst
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ The test collection would look like this:
     configfile: pytest.ini
     collected 2 items
 
-    <Dir pythoncollection.rst-205>
+    <Dir pythoncollection.rst-206>
       <Module check_myapp.py>
         <Class CheckMyApp>
           <Function simple_check>
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ You can always peek at the collection tree without running tests like this:
     configfile: pytest.ini
     collected 3 items
 
-    <Dir pythoncollection.rst-205>
+    <Dir pythoncollection.rst-206>
       <Dir CWD>
         <Module pythoncollection.py>
           <Function test_function>
diff --git a/doc/en/getting-started.rst b/doc/en/getting-started.rst
index faf81154c48..d4308e5aab3 100644
--- a/doc/en/getting-started.rst
+++ b/doc/en/getting-started.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Install ``pytest``
 .. code-block:: bash
 
     $ pytest --version
-    pytest 8.3.3
+    pytest 8.3.4
 
 .. _`simpletest`:
 
diff --git a/doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst b/doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst
index 4f6e8cbee06..9232c9e8449 100644
--- a/doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst
+++ b/doc/en/how-to/fixtures.rst
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ Running the above tests results in the following test IDs being used:
    rootdir: /home/sweet/project
    collected 12 items
 
-   <Dir fixtures.rst-224>
+   <Dir fixtures.rst-225>
      <Module test_anothersmtp.py>
        <Function test_showhelo[smtp.gmail.com]>
        <Function test_showhelo[mail.python.org]>