diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 109106b52..a5c6778e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ All versions prior to 0.9.0 are untracked.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [3.6.0]
+
 ### Added
 
 * API: The DSSE `Envelope` class now performs automatic validation
@@ -583,7 +585,8 @@ This is a corrective release for [2.1.1].
 
 
 <!--Release URLs -->
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-python/compare/v3.5.3...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-python/compare/v3.6.0...HEAD
+[3.6.0]: https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-python/compare/v3.5.3...v3.6.0
 [3.5.3]: https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-python/compare/v3.5.2...v3.5.3
 [3.5.2]: https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-python/compare/v3.5.1...v3.5.2
 [3.5.1]: https://github.com/sigstore/sigstore-python/compare/v3.5.0...v3.5.1
diff --git a/sigstore/__init__.py b/sigstore/__init__.py
index bb6923c83..82953f0d2 100644
--- a/sigstore/__init__.py
+++ b/sigstore/__init__.py
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@
 * `sigstore.sign`: creation of Sigstore signatures
 """
 
-__version__ = "3.5.3"
+__version__ = "3.6.0"