diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 35e14af..0f4d2be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ One line per change, grouped by the release that shipped it. Newest
 first. A release is a Cargo.toml bump plus a `v<version>` tag; the
 content repos pin the tag they run (see the end of this file).
 
-## Unreleased
+## 0.3.36 (2026-09-22)
 
 - Question nav: a followup is offered only once earned - the verified chain answered the alternative leading there, or a link that records nothing leads on from an earned page. Standing on a page no longer unlocks the pages behind its forms; the chain index now records which alternative was answered
 - One bounded HTTP client for every server-side fetch: 20 s budget, size caps per kind of fetch (`src/http.rs`)
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b9574a8..953ad1f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2948,7 +2948,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "portal"
-version = "0.3.35"
+version = "0.3.36"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "arc-swap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d35c5c4..c9bc4bd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "portal"
-version = "0.3.35"
+version = "0.3.36"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [lib]