diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index aa52d7fe..434b54f6 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.micro-manager.pycro-manager</groupId>
     <artifactId>PycroManagerJava</artifactId>
-     <version>0.46.11</version>
+     <version>0.46.12</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Pycro-Manager Java</name>
     <description>The Java components of Pycro-Manager</description>
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
       <plugin>
       <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
       <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.8</version>
+      <version>1.6.13</version>
       <extensions>true</extensions>
       <configuration>
        <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@
        <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
         <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>20</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
       </configuration>
-      <dependencies>
+<!--       <dependencies>
        <dependency>
          <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
          <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
          <version>1.4.15</version> 
        </dependency>
-      </dependencies>
+      </dependencies> -->
       </plugin>
     
       </plugins>
diff --git a/pycromanager/_version.py b/pycromanager/_version.py
index 801629ac..a5baebcb 100644
--- a/pycromanager/_version.py
+++ b/pycromanager/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-version_info = (0, 34, 2)
+version_info = (0, 34, 3)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, version_info))