diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index a1b080ddc..0b8e63c0a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ consumption to do the same tasks.
 Detailed list of changes
 -------------------------------------
 
-0.36.1 [future]
+0.36.1 [2024-08-24]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 - Allow specifying that the :opt:`cursor shape for unfocused windows <cursor_shape_unfocused>` should remain unchanged (:pull:`7728`)
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index e6c3f5068..377a3d2f9 100644
--- a/kitty/constants.py
+++ b/kitty/constants.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Version(NamedTuple):
 
 appname: str = 'kitty'
 kitty_face = '🐱'
-version: Version = Version(0, 36, 0)
+version: Version = Version(0, 36, 1)
 str_version: str = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos: bool = 'darwin' in _plat