diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
index 6a84bf68d1..a4c33329a7 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/CoreVersion.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class CoreVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
 
-    public final static String VERSION = "0.9.35";
+    public final static String VERSION = "0.9.36";
 
     /**
      *  For Vuze.
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 20f82a9149..c17d2eb9c9 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* 2018-08-23 0.9.36 released
+
 2018-08-20 zzz
  * Jetty 9.2.25.v20180606
 
diff --git a/installer/install.xml b/installer/install.xml
index 3a194d9c13..549aeb6ced 100644
--- a/installer/install.xml
+++ b/installer/install.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <info>
         <appname>i2p</appname>
-        <appversion>0.9.35</appversion>
+        <appversion>0.9.36</appversion>
         <authors>
             <author name="I2P" email="https://geti2p.net/"/>
         </authors>
diff --git a/installer/install5.xml b/installer/install5.xml
index 9644fe2a75..9223cfec6d 100644
--- a/installer/install5.xml
+++ b/installer/install5.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
     <info>
         <appname>i2p</appname>
-        <appversion>0.9.35</appversion>
+        <appversion>0.9.36</appversion>
         <authors>
             <author name="I2P" email="https://geti2p.net/"/>
         </authors>
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
index 33006bcb1f..a411b00998 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/RouterVersion.java
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ public class RouterVersion {
     /** deprecated */
     public final static String ID = "Monotone";
     public final static String VERSION = CoreVersion.VERSION;
-    public final static long BUILD = 27;
+    public final static long BUILD = 0;
 
     /** for example "-test" */
-    public final static String EXTRA = "-rc";
+    public final static String EXTRA = "";
     public final static String FULL_VERSION = VERSION + "-" + BUILD + EXTRA;
     public static void main(String args[]) {
         System.out.println("I2P Router version: " + FULL_VERSION);