diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index e7a0871f31..fc6123aaa4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
-v36.0.0 (unreleased)
+v36.0.0 (2025-12-05)
 --------------------
 
 **Breaking Change:** PostgreSQL 17 is now required (previously 13).
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@ Docker Compose users with existing data: run `./migrate-pg13-to-17.sh` before st
 the stack.
 Fresh installations require no action.
 
+- Upgrade PostgreSQL from 13 to 17 in Docker compose file
+  https://github.com/aboutcode-org/scancode.io/issues/1973
+
+- Upgrade Django to latest 5.2.x version
+  https://github.com/aboutcode-org/scancode.io/issues/1976
+
+- Remove the dependency on scipy
+  https://github.com/aboutcode-org/scancode.io/issues/1754
+
+- Add "ort-package-list" to the formats list in run command
+  https://github.com/aboutcode-org/scancode.io/issues/1982
+
 v35.5.0 (2025-12-01)
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 83c18ac6a8..84361de377 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "scancodeio"
-version = "36.0.0-dev"
+version = "36.0.0"
 description = "Automate software composition analysis pipelines"
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">=3.10,<3.14"
diff --git a/scancodeio/__init__.py b/scancodeio/__init__.py
index 439528af7c..e2f23fe4bc 100644
--- a/scancodeio/__init__.py
+++ b/scancodeio/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 import git
 
-VERSION = "36.0.0-dev"
+VERSION = "36.0.0"
 
 PROJECT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 ROOT_DIR = PROJECT_DIR.parent