diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7f9c3358..163049ca 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
   "packages/plugin-worker": "0.2.13",
   "packages/runtime": "0.2.8",
   "packages/runtime-async": "0.2.8",
-  "packages/create": "0.2.33",
+  "packages/create": "0.2.34",
   "packages/plugin-deploy": "0.1.1"
 }
diff --git a/packages/create/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/create/CHANGELOG.md
index eaaa356b..e865f5d4 100644
--- a/packages/create/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/create/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.34](https://github.com/climateinteractive/SDEverywhere/compare/create-v0.2.33...create-v0.2.34) (2026-02-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* upgrade giget to 3.1.2 to avoid dependency on outdated tar package ([#783](https://github.com/climateinteractive/SDEverywhere/issues/783)) ([68a69f0](https://github.com/climateinteractive/SDEverywhere/commit/68a69f028b987e20f3d7be3f259b95f310053c7b)), closes [#782](https://github.com/climateinteractive/SDEverywhere/issues/782)
+
 ## [0.2.33](https://github.com/climateinteractive/SDEverywhere/compare/create-v0.2.32...create-v0.2.33) (2026-02-04)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/create/package.json b/packages/create/package.json
index 330b11c6..316ba74f 100644
--- a/packages/create/package.json
+++ b/packages/create/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sdeverywhere/create",
-  "version": "0.2.33",
+  "version": "0.2.34",
   "description": "Create a new SDEverywhere project with minimal configuration",
   "type": "module",
   "files": [