diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 61815528..ad483c32 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2.3.6 | 2023-01-09 08:41:10 -0700
+
+  * Update CHANGES, VERSION, and NEWS for 2.3.6 release (Tim Wojtulewicz, Corelight)
+
 2.3.5-6 | 2023-01-05 14:54:09 -0700
 
   * CI: macOS platform updates (Tim Wojtulewicz, Corelight)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e73561e6..60e496e4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Broker 2.3.6
+============
+
+- Update macOS CI platforms (Tim Wojtulewicz, Corelight)
+
+- Upgrade pybind11 to version 2.10.0 (Dominik Charousset, Corelight)
+
 Broker 2.3.5
 ============
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 550b7c60..e75da3e6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.3.5-6
+2.3.6
diff --git a/include/broker/version.hh b/include/broker/version.hh
index facbab7e..922e6a67 100644
--- a/include/broker/version.hh
+++ b/include/broker/version.hh
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ using type = unsigned;
 
 constexpr type major = 2;
 constexpr type minor = 3;
-constexpr type patch = 5;
-constexpr auto suffix = "-6";
+constexpr type patch = 6;
+constexpr auto suffix = "";
 
 constexpr type protocol = 2;