diff --git a/lectureslides.cls b/lectureslides.cls
index d09e064..a85f03b 100644
--- a/lectureslides.cls
+++ b/lectureslides.cls
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\def\filedate{4 August 2018}
+\def\filedate{17 May 2019}
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 %
 % Document class for lecture slides.
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@
 % v1.3.1 Fixed regression that eliminated paper title from title page.
 % v1.3.2 Added text highlighting and \alertbf macros.
 % v1.3.3 Corrected trailing spacing of \highlight.
+% v1.3.4 Added hack to increase itemsep of top-level list items.
 %
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2001/06/01]
 \ProvidesClass{lectureslides}%
-         [2018/08/04 INFO lecture slides style, v.1.3.3]
+         [2019/05/17 INFO lecture slides style, v.1.3.4]
 
 % "Stream of conciousness" chapters vs. explicit individual classes. NOTE:
 % you can't have both chapters and classes! This is because we use the same
@@ -192,4 +193,11 @@
 \def\tinyskip{\\[-0.33\baselineskip]}
 
 
+% Increase item separation of level 1 list items. Can't use enumitem because it breaks beamer lists :(.
+% See: <https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/31524>
+\makeatletter
+\patchcmd{\@listI}{\itemsep3\p@}{\itemsep6\p@}{}{}
+\makeatother
+
+
 \endinput