diff --git a/Adjust.podspec b/Adjust.podspec
index c3a4d7400..31e40b7c3 100644
--- a/Adjust.podspec
+++ b/Adjust.podspec
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name           = "Adjust"
-  s.version        = "3.3.5"
+  s.version        = "3.4.0"
   s.summary        = "This is the iOS SDK of adjust. You can read more about it at http://adjust.com."
   s.homepage       = "http://adjust.com"
   s.license        = { :type => 'MIT', :file => 'MIT-LICENSE' }
   s.author         = { "Christian Wellenbrock" => "welle@adjust.com" }
-  s.source         = { :git => "https://github.com/adjust/ios_sdk.git", :tag => "v3.3.5" }
+  s.source         = { :git => "https://github.com/adjust/ios_sdk.git", :tag => "v3.4.0" }
   s.platform       = :ios, '4.3'
   s.framework      = 'SystemConfiguration'
   s.weak_framework = 'AdSupport', 'iAd'
diff --git a/Adjust/AIActivityHandler.h b/Adjust/AIActivityHandler.h
index a9b22e678..8f72a09f2 100644
--- a/Adjust/AIActivityHandler.h
+++ b/Adjust/AIActivityHandler.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL bufferEvents;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL trackMacMd5;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) NSObject<AdjustDelegate> *delegate;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL isIad;
 
 - (id)initWithAppToken:(NSString *)appToken;
 - (void)setSdkPrefix:(NSString *)sdkPrefix;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
             forEvent:(NSString *)eventToken
       withParameters:(NSDictionary *)parameters;
 
-- (void)finishedTrackingWithResponse:(AIResponseData *)response;
+- (void)finishedTrackingWithResponse:(AIResponseData *)response deepLink:(NSString *)deepLink;
 - (void)setEnabled:(BOOL)enabled;
 - (BOOL)isEnabled;
 - (void)readOpenUrl:(NSURL*)url;
diff --git a/Adjust/AIActivityHandler.m b/Adjust/AIActivityHandler.m
index c3474312c..9afe5db54 100644
--- a/Adjust/AIActivityHandler.m
+++ b/Adjust/AIActivityHandler.m
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 #import "UIDevice+AIAdditions.h"
 #import "NSString+AIAdditions.h"
 #import "AIAdjustFactory.h"
-#if !ADJUST_NO_IDA
-#import <iAd/iAd.h>
-#endif
 
 static NSString   * const kActivityStateFilename = @"AdjustIoActivityState";
 static NSString   * const kAdjustPrefix          = @"adjust_";
@@ -47,7 +44,6 @@ @interface AIActivityHandler()
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *clientSdk;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL trackingEnabled;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL internalEnabled;
-@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL isIad;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *vendorId;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *pushToken;
 
@@ -61,6 +57,7 @@ @implementation AIActivityHandler
 @synthesize bufferEvents;
 @synthesize trackMacMd5;
 @synthesize delegate;
+@synthesize isIad;
 
 + (id<AIActivityHandler>)handlerWithAppToken:(NSString *)appToken {
     return [[AIActivityHandler alloc] initWithAppToken:appToken];
@@ -121,11 +118,37 @@ - (void)trackRevenue:(double)amount
     });
 }
 
-- (void)finishedTrackingWithResponse:(AIResponseData *)response {
-    if ([self.delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(adjustFinishedTrackingWithResponse:)]) {
-        [self.delegate performSelectorOnMainThread:@selector(adjustFinishedTrackingWithResponse:)
-                                        withObject:response waitUntilDone:NO];
+- (void)finishedTrackingWithResponse:(AIResponseData *)response deepLink:(NSString *)deepLink{
+    [self runDelegate:response];
+    [self launchDeepLink:deepLink];
+}
+
+- (void)runDelegate:(AIResponseData *)response {
+    if (![self.delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(adjustFinishedTrackingWithResponse:)]) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (response == nil) {
+        return;
     }
+    [self.delegate performSelectorOnMainThread:@selector(adjustFinishedTrackingWithResponse:)
+                                    withObject:response waitUntilDone:NO];
+
+}
+
+- (void)launchDeepLink:(NSString *) deepLink{
+    if (deepLink == nil) return;
+
+    NSURL* deepLinkUrl = [NSURL URLWithString:deepLink];
+
+    if (![[UIApplication sharedApplication]
+          canOpenURL:deepLinkUrl]) {
+        [self.logger error:@"Unable to open deep link (%@)", deepLink];
+        return;
+    }
+
+    [self.logger info:@"Open deep link (%@)", deepLink];
+
+    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:deepLinkUrl];
 }
 
 - (void)setEnabled:(BOOL)enabled {
@@ -177,13 +200,7 @@ - (void)initInternal:(NSString *)yourAppToken {
     self.userAgent        = AIUtil.userAgent;
     self.vendorId         = UIDevice.currentDevice.aiVendorId;
 
-#if !ADJUST_NO_IDA
-    if (NSClassFromString(@"ADClient")) {
-        [ADClient.sharedClient determineAppInstallationAttributionWithCompletionHandler:^(BOOL appInstallationWasAttributedToiAd) {
-            self.isIad = appInstallationWasAttributedToiAd;
-        }];
-    }
-#endif
+    [[UIDevice currentDevice] aiSetIad:self];
 
     self.packageHandler = [AIAdjustFactory packageHandlerForActivityHandler:self];
     [self readActivityState];
diff --git a/Adjust/AIAdditions/UIDevice+AIAdditions.h b/Adjust/AIAdditions/UIDevice+AIAdditions.h
index efd7f2f51..615e49c5b 100644
--- a/Adjust/AIAdditions/UIDevice+AIAdditions.h
+++ b/Adjust/AIAdditions/UIDevice+AIAdditions.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+#import "AIActivityHandler.h"
 
 @interface UIDevice(AIAdditions)
 
@@ -18,5 +19,5 @@
 - (NSString *)aiDeviceName;
 - (NSString *)aiCreateUuid;
 - (NSString *)aiVendorId;
-
+- (void)aiSetIad:(AIActivityHandler *)activityHandler;
 @end
diff --git a/Adjust/AIAdditions/UIDevice+AIAdditions.m b/Adjust/AIAdditions/UIDevice+AIAdditions.m
index 88a3c4b73..810811529 100644
--- a/Adjust/AIAdditions/UIDevice+AIAdditions.m
+++ b/Adjust/AIAdditions/UIDevice+AIAdditions.m
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 #import <AdSupport/ASIdentifierManager.h>
 #endif
 
+#if !ADJUST_NO_IDA
+#import <iAd/iAd.h>
+#endif
+
 @implementation UIDevice(AIAdditions)
 
 - (BOOL)aiTrackingEnabled {
@@ -165,4 +169,25 @@ - (NSString *)aiVendorId {
     return @"";
 }
 
+- (void) aiSetIad:(AIActivityHandler *) activityHandler{
+#if !ADJUST_NO_IDA
+    Class ADClientClass = NSClassFromString(@"ADClient");
+    if (ADClientClass) {
+        @try {
+            SEL sharedClientSelector = NSSelectorFromString(@"sharedClient");
+            SEL iadSelector = NSSelectorFromString(@"determineAppInstallationAttributionWithCompletionHandler:");
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Warc-performSelector-leaks"
+            id ADClientSharedClientInstance = [ADClientClass performSelector:sharedClientSelector];
+
+            [ADClientSharedClientInstance performSelector:iadSelector withObject:^(BOOL appInstallationWasAttributedToiAd) {
+                activityHandler.isIad = appInstallationWasAttributedToiAd;
+            }];
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
+        }
+        @catch (NSException *exception) {
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+}
 @end
diff --git a/Adjust/AIPackageHandler.h b/Adjust/AIPackageHandler.h
index c41b17b04..e01aa5d45 100644
--- a/Adjust/AIPackageHandler.h
+++ b/Adjust/AIPackageHandler.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 - (void)pauseSending;
 - (void)resumeSending;
 
-- (void)finishedTrackingActivity:(AIActivityPackage *)activityPackage withResponse:(AIResponseData *)response;
+- (void)finishedTrackingActivity:(AIActivityPackage *)activityPackage withResponse:(AIResponseData *)response jsonDict:(NSDictionary *)jsonDict;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/Adjust/AIPackageHandler.m b/Adjust/AIPackageHandler.m
index 73b98125e..3885b85df 100644
--- a/Adjust/AIPackageHandler.m
+++ b/Adjust/AIPackageHandler.m
@@ -84,9 +84,17 @@ - (void)resumeSending {
     self.paused = NO;
 }
 
-- (void)finishedTrackingActivity:(AIActivityPackage *)activityPackage withResponse:(AIResponseData *)response {
+- (void)finishedTrackingActivity:(AIActivityPackage *)activityPackage withResponse:(AIResponseData *)response jsonDict:(NSDictionary *)jsonDict{
+
     response.activityKind = activityPackage.activityKind;
-    [self.activityHandler finishedTrackingWithResponse:response];
+
+    NSString * deepLink = nil;
+
+    if (jsonDict != nil) {
+        deepLink = [jsonDict objectForKey:@"deeplink"];
+    }
+
+    [self.activityHandler finishedTrackingWithResponse:response deepLink:deepLink];
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Adjust/AIRequestHandler.m b/Adjust/AIRequestHandler.m
index c65ab95cd..8f143d1bd 100644
--- a/Adjust/AIRequestHandler.m
+++ b/Adjust/AIRequestHandler.m
@@ -72,13 +72,14 @@ - (void)sendInternal:(AIActivityPackage *)package {
         AIResponseData *responseData = [AIResponseData dataWithError:error.localizedDescription];
         responseData.willRetry = YES;
         [self.logger error:@"%@. (%@) Will retry later.", package.failureMessage, responseData.error];
-        [self.packageHandler finishedTrackingActivity:package withResponse:responseData];
+        [self.packageHandler finishedTrackingActivity:package withResponse:responseData jsonDict:nil];
         [self.packageHandler closeFirstPackage];
         return;
     }
 
     NSString *responseString = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:data encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
-    AIResponseData *responseData = [AIResponseData dataWithJsonString:responseString];
+    NSDictionary *jsonDict = [AIUtil buildJsonDict:responseString];
+    AIResponseData *responseData = [AIResponseData dataWithJsonDict:jsonDict jsonString:responseString];
 
     if (response.statusCode == 200) {
         // success
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ - (void)sendInternal:(AIActivityPackage *)package {
         [self.logger error:@"%@. (%@)", package.failureMessage, responseData.error];
     }
 
-    [self.packageHandler finishedTrackingActivity:package withResponse:responseData];
+    [self.packageHandler finishedTrackingActivity:package withResponse:responseData jsonDict:jsonDict];
     [self.packageHandler sendNextPackage];
 }
 
@@ -127,5 +128,4 @@ - (NSData *)bodyForParameters:(NSDictionary *)parameters {
     NSData *body = [NSData dataWithBytes:bodyString.UTF8String length:bodyString.length];
     return body;
 }
-
 @end
diff --git a/Adjust/AIResponseData.h b/Adjust/AIResponseData.h
index 2db62873a..cb70ccec6 100644
--- a/Adjust/AIResponseData.h
+++ b/Adjust/AIResponseData.h
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@
 
 #pragma mark internals
 
-+ (AIResponseData *)dataWithJsonString:(NSString *)string;
++ (AIResponseData *)dataWithJsonDict:(NSDictionary *)jsonDict jsonString:(NSString *)jsonString;
 + (AIResponseData *)dataWithError:(NSString *)error;
 
-- (id)initWithJsonString:(NSString *)string;
+- (id)initWithJsonDict:(NSDictionary *)jsonDict jsonString:(NSString *)jsonString;
 - (id)initWithError:(NSString *)error;
 
 @end
diff --git a/Adjust/AIResponseData.m b/Adjust/AIResponseData.m
index 7884e99bf..7d4744388 100644
--- a/Adjust/AIResponseData.m
+++ b/Adjust/AIResponseData.m
@@ -11,22 +11,19 @@
 
 @implementation AIResponseData
 
-+ (AIResponseData *)dataWithJsonString:(NSString *)string {
-    return [[AIResponseData alloc] initWithJsonString:string];
++ (AIResponseData *)dataWithJsonDict:(NSDictionary *)jsonDict jsonString:(NSString *)jsonString {
+    return [[AIResponseData alloc] initWithJsonDict:jsonDict jsonString:jsonString];
 }
 
 + (AIResponseData *)dataWithError:(NSString *)error {
     return [[AIResponseData alloc] initWithError:error];
 }
 
-- (id)initWithJsonString:(NSString *)jsonString {
+- (id)initWithJsonDict:(NSDictionary *)jsonDict jsonString:(NSString *)jsonString {
     self = [super init];
     if (self == nil) return nil;
 
-    NSError *error = nil;
-    NSData *jsonData = [jsonString dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
-    NSDictionary *jsonDict = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:jsonData options:0 error:&error];
-    if (error != nil) {
+    if (jsonDict == nil) {
         self.error = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Failed to parse json response: %@", jsonString.aiTrim];
         return self;
     }
diff --git a/Adjust/AIUtil.h b/Adjust/AIUtil.h
index 4b1145caa..120ab9298 100644
--- a/Adjust/AIUtil.h
+++ b/Adjust/AIUtil.h
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@
 
 + (void)excludeFromBackup:(NSString *)filename;
 + (NSString *)dateFormat:(double)value;
++ (NSDictionary *) buildJsonDict:(NSString *)jsonString;
 
 @end
diff --git a/Adjust/AIUtil.m b/Adjust/AIUtil.m
index 5b59ce37e..7211e6a69 100644
--- a/Adjust/AIUtil.m
+++ b/Adjust/AIUtil.m
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@
 #import "AILogger.h"
 #import "UIDevice+AIAdditions.h"
 #import "AIAdjustFactory.h"
+#import "NSString+AIAdditions.h"
 
 #include <sys/xattr.h>
 
 static NSString * const kBaseUrl   = @"https://app.adjust.io";
-static NSString * const kClientSdk = @"ios3.3.5";
+static NSString * const kClientSdk = @"ios3.4.0";
 
 static NSString * const kDateFormat = @"yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'Z";
 static NSDateFormatter * dateFormat;
@@ -124,4 +125,16 @@ + (NSString *)dateFormat:(double) value {
     return [dateFormat stringFromDate:date];
 }
 
++ (NSDictionary *)buildJsonDict:(NSString *)jsonString {
+    NSError *error = nil;
+    NSData *jsonData = [jsonString dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+    NSDictionary *jsonDict = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:jsonData options:0 error:&error];
+
+    if (error != nil) {
+        return nil;
+    }
+
+    return jsonDict;
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/AdjustTests/AIActivityHandlerMock.m b/AdjustTests/AIActivityHandlerMock.m
index 73b9f62cb..305de4ddf 100644
--- a/AdjustTests/AIActivityHandlerMock.m
+++ b/AdjustTests/AIActivityHandlerMock.m
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ @implementation AIActivityHandlerMock
 @synthesize bufferEvents;
 @synthesize trackMacMd5;
 @synthesize delegate;
+@synthesize isIad;
 
 - (id)initWithAppToken:(NSString *)yourAppToken {
     self = [super init];
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ - (void)trackRevenue:(double)amount
     [self.loggerMock test:[prefix stringByAppendingFormat:@"trackRevenue amount:%f eventToken:%@ parameters:%@", amount, eventToken, parameters]];
 }
 
-- (void)finishedTrackingWithResponse:(AIResponseData *)response {
+- (void)finishedTrackingWithResponse:(AIResponseData *)response deepLink:(NSString *)deepLink{
     [self.loggerMock test:[prefix stringByAppendingFormat:@"finishedTrackingWithResponse response:%@", response]];
 }
 
diff --git a/AdjustTests/AIActivityHandlerTests.m b/AdjustTests/AIActivityHandlerTests.m
index 21095ed65..3c272140f 100644
--- a/AdjustTests/AIActivityHandlerTests.m
+++ b/AdjustTests/AIActivityHandlerTests.m
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ - (void)testFirstRun
     AIActivityPackage *activityPackage = (AIActivityPackage *) self.packageHandlerMock.packageQueue[0];
 
     //  check the Sdk version is being tested
-    XCTAssertEqual(@"ios3.3.5", activityPackage.clientSdk, @"%@", activityPackage.extendedString);
+    XCTAssertEqual(@"ios3.4.0", activityPackage.clientSdk, @"%@", activityPackage.extendedString);
 
     // check the server url
     XCTAssertEqual(@"https://app.adjust.io", AIUtil.baseUrl);
@@ -605,4 +605,21 @@ - (void)testConversions {
     XCTAssertEqual(AILogLevelError, [AILogger LogLevelFromString:@"error"]);
     XCTAssertEqual(AILogLevelAssert, [AILogger LogLevelFromString:@"assert"]);
 }
+
+- (void)testfinishedTrackingWithResponse {
+    // reseting to make the test order independent
+    [self reset];
+
+    // starting from a clean slate
+    XCTAssert([AITestsUtil deleteFile:@"AdjustIoActivityState" logger:self.loggerMock], @"%@", self.loggerMock);
+
+    // create handler to start the session
+    id<AIActivityHandler> activityHandler = [AIAdjustFactory activityHandlerWithAppToken:@"123456789012"];
+
+    [activityHandler finishedTrackingWithResponse:nil deepLink:@"testfinishedTrackingWithResponse://"];
+
+    //  check the deep link from the response
+    XCTAssert([self.loggerMock containsMessage:AILogLevelError beginsWith:@"Unable to open deep link (testfinishedTrackingWithResponse://)"],
+              @"%@", self.loggerMock);
+}
 @end
diff --git a/AdjustTests/AIPackageHandlerMock.m b/AdjustTests/AIPackageHandlerMock.m
index 279e4e596..adff8cced 100644
--- a/AdjustTests/AIPackageHandlerMock.m
+++ b/AdjustTests/AIPackageHandlerMock.m
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ - (void)addPackage:(AIActivityPackage *)package {
 
 - (void)sendFirstPackage {
     [self.loggerMock test:[prefix stringByAppendingString:@"sendFirstPackage"]];
-    [self.activityHandler finishedTrackingWithResponse:[[AIResponseData alloc] init]];
+    [self.activityHandler finishedTrackingWithResponse:[[AIResponseData alloc] init] deepLink:nil];
 }
 
 - (void)sendNextPackage {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ - (void)resumeSending {
     [self.loggerMock test:[prefix stringByAppendingString:@"resumeSending"]];
 }
 
-- (void)finishedTrackingActivity:(AIActivityPackage *)activityPackage withResponse:(AIResponseData *)response {
+- (void)finishedTrackingActivity:(AIActivityPackage *)activityPackage withResponse:(AIResponseData *)response jsonDict:(NSDictionary *)jsonDict {
     [self.loggerMock test:[prefix stringByAppendingString:@"finishedTrackingActivity"]];
     self.responseData = response;
 }
diff --git a/AdjustTests/AIRequestHandlerMock.m b/AdjustTests/AIRequestHandlerMock.m
index b320fc7ef..2574d2e0e 100644
--- a/AdjustTests/AIRequestHandlerMock.m
+++ b/AdjustTests/AIRequestHandlerMock.m
@@ -39,15 +39,17 @@ - (id)initWithPackageHandler:(id<AIPackageHandler>) packageHandler {
 - (void)sendPackage:(AIActivityPackage *)activityPackage {
     [self.loggerMock test:[prefix stringByAppendingString:@"sendPackage"]];
 
+    NSDictionary *jsonDict;
     AIResponseData *responseData;
-
     if (self.connectionError) {
+        jsonDict = nil;
         responseData = [[AIResponseData alloc] initWithError:@"connection error"];
     } else {
-        responseData = [[AIResponseData alloc] initWithJsonString:@"{\"tracker_token\":\"token\",\"tracker_name\":\"name\"}"];
+        jsonDict = @{@"tracker_token": @"token",@"tracker_name":@"name"};
+        responseData = [[AIResponseData alloc] initWithJsonDict:jsonDict jsonString:@"{\"tracker_token\":\"token\",\"tracker_name\":\"name\"}"];
     }
 
-    [self.packageHandler finishedTrackingActivity:activityPackage withResponse:responseData];
+    [self.packageHandler finishedTrackingActivity:activityPackage withResponse:responseData jsonDict:jsonDict];
 
     if (self.connectionError) {
         [self.packageHandler closeFirstPackage];
diff --git a/AdjustTests/AIRequestHandlerTests.m b/AdjustTests/AIRequestHandlerTests.m
index b68306778..d34e69e7d 100644
--- a/AdjustTests/AIRequestHandlerTests.m
+++ b/AdjustTests/AIRequestHandlerTests.m
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ - (void)testSendPackage
               @"%@", self.loggerMock);
 
     //  check that the package handler was called to send the next package
-    XCTAssert([self.loggerMock containsMessage:AILogLevelTest beginsWith:@"AIPackageHandler sendNextPackage"],
-              @"%@", self.loggerMock);
-
+    XCTAssert([self.loggerMock containsMessage:AILogLevelTest beginsWith:@"AIPackageHandler sendNextPackage"], @"%@", self.loggerMock);
 }
 
 - (void)testConnectionError {
diff --git a/AdjustTests/NSURLConnection+NSURLConnectionSynchronousLoadingMocking.m b/AdjustTests/NSURLConnection+NSURLConnectionSynchronousLoadingMocking.m
index 6bf895f26..39177ce24 100644
--- a/AdjustTests/NSURLConnection+NSURLConnectionSynchronousLoadingMocking.m
+++ b/AdjustTests/NSURLConnection+NSURLConnectionSynchronousLoadingMocking.m
@@ -26,22 +26,18 @@ + (NSData *)sendSynchronousRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request returningResponse:(NS
         return nil;
     }
     NSInteger statusCode;
-    NSString * sResponseBase64;
+    NSString * sResponse;
     if (triggerResponseError) {
         statusCode = 0;
-        //  encoded from "{"error":"response error"}"
-        sResponseBase64 = @"eyJlcnJvciI6InJlc3BvbnNlIGVycm9yIn0=";
+        sResponse = @"{\"error\":\"response error\"}";
     } else {
         statusCode = 200;
-        //  encoded from "{"tracker_token":"token","tracker_name":"name", "network":"network", "campaign":"campaign", "adgroup":"adgroup", "creative":"creative"}"
-        sResponseBase64 = @"eyJ0cmFja2VyX3Rva2VuIjoidG9rZW4iLCJ0cmFja2VyX25hbWUiOiJuYW1lIiwgIm5ldHdvcmsiOiJuZXR3b3JrIiwgImNhbXBhaWduIjoiY2FtcGFpZ24iLCAiYWRncm91cCI6ImFkZ3JvdXAiLCAiY3JlYXRpdmUiOiJjcmVhdGl2ZSJ9";
+        sResponse = @"{\"tracker_token\":\"token\",\"tracker_name\":\"name\", \"network\":\"network\",\"campaign\":\"campaign\", \"adgroup\":\"adgroup\",\"creative\":\"creative\",\"deeplink\":\"testApp://\"}";
     }
     //  build response
     (*response) = [[NSHTTPURLResponse alloc] initWithURL:[[NSURL alloc] init] statusCode:statusCode HTTPVersion:@"" headerFields:nil];
 
-    NSData *responseData = [[NSData alloc]
-        initWithBase64EncodedString:sResponseBase64
-        options:NSDataBase64DecodingIgnoreUnknownCharacters];
+    NSData *responseData = [sResponse dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
 
     return responseData;
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 050a193be..904b56768 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ If you're using [CocoaPods][cocoapods], you can add the following line to your
 `Podfile` and continue with [step 3](#step3):
 
 ```ruby
-pod 'Adjust', :git => 'git://github.com/adjust/ios_sdk.git', :tag => 'v3.3.4'
+pod 'Adjust', :git => 'git://github.com/adjust/ios_sdk.git', :tag => 'v3.4.0'
 ```
 
 ### 1. Get the SDK
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index fa7adc7ac..18091983f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.3.5
+3.4.0
diff --git a/doc/migrate.md b/doc/migrate.md
index 6c8517dcd..df6e41af9 100644
--- a/doc/migrate.md
+++ b/doc/migrate.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Migrate your adjust SDK for iOS to v3.3.5 from v3.0.0
+## Migrate your adjust SDK for iOS to v3.4.0 from v3.0.0
 
 We added an optional parameter `transactionId` to our `trackRevenue` methods. If you are tracking In-App Purchases you might want to pass in the transaction identifier provided by Apple to avoid duplicate revenue tracking. It should look roughly like this:
 
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ all adjust SDK calls.
 
        ![][rename]
 
-3. Download version v3.3.5 and drag the new folder `Adjust` into your Xcode
+3. Download version v3.4.0 and drag the new folder `Adjust` into your Xcode
    Project Navigator.
 
        ![][drag]
 
 4. Build your project to confirm that everything is properly connected again.
 
-The adjust SDK v3.3.5 added delegate callbacks. Check out the [README] for
+The adjust SDK v3.4.0 added delegate callbacks. Check out the [README] for
 details.
 
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ meaningful at all times! Especially if you are tracking revenue.
 1. The `appDidLaunch` method now expects your App Token instead of your App ID.
    You can find your App Token in your [dashboard].
 
-2. The adjust SDK for iOS 3.3.5 uses [ARC][arc]. If you haven't done already,
+2. The adjust SDK for iOS 3.4.0 uses [ARC][arc]. If you haven't done already,
    we recommend [transitioning your project to use ARC][transition] as well. If
    you don't want to use ARC, you have to enable ARC for all files of the
    adjust SDK. Please consult the [README] for details.