diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 9e7bc6aae..3e6c2abbe 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 toc_depth: 2
 ---
 
+## 0.34.2 (April 19, 2025)
+
+### Fixed
+
+* Flush stdout buffer on Windows to trigger reload (#2604)
+
 ## 0.34.1 (April 13, 2025)
 
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/uvicorn/__init__.py b/uvicorn/__init__.py
index 32e98cd44..0e8f4b2be 100644
--- a/uvicorn/__init__.py
+++ b/uvicorn/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from uvicorn.config import Config
 from uvicorn.main import Server, main, run
 
-__version__ = "0.34.1"
+__version__ = "0.34.2"
 __all__ = ["main", "run", "Config", "Server"]
diff --git a/uvicorn/supervisors/basereload.py b/uvicorn/supervisors/basereload.py
index 4df50af33..eed999230 100644
--- a/uvicorn/supervisors/basereload.py
+++ b/uvicorn/supervisors/basereload.py
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ def restart(self) -> None:
             self.is_restarting = True
             assert self.process.pid is not None
             os.kill(self.process.pid, signal.CTRL_C_EVENT)
+
+            # This is a workaround to ensure the Ctrl+C event is processed
+            sys.stdout.write(" ")  # This has to be a non-empty string
+            sys.stdout.flush()
         else:  # pragma: py-win32
             self.process.terminate()
         self.process.join()