diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 811a88eea..93c546c8d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.35.1"
+  ".": "0.36.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 318d38570..021f59664 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.36.0 (2025-10-28)
+
+<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yaml at main -->
+
+## What's Changed
+### Exciting New Features 🎉
+* feat: update Nutanix CSI to 3.3.8 by @prajnutanix in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/1320
+* feat: update all addon versions by @dkoshkin in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/1352
+* feat: deploy AWS Load Balancer controller in EKS clusters by @dkoshkin in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/1341
+* feat: NFD local feature discovery for aws placement groups by @supershal in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/1363
+### Fixes 🔧
+* fix: update CAPA to v2.10.0-ncn.1 by @supershal in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/1360
+* fix: skip syncing controlplane's infrastructure templates for EKS Clusterclass by @supershal in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/1366
+### Other Changes
+* build: handle missing creds Secrets listing CSI images by @dkoshkin in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/1359
+* build: fix list-images for AWS LB controller by @dkoshkin in https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/pull/1364
+
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/compare/v0.35.1...v0.36.0
+
 ## 0.35.1 (2025-10-07)
 
 <!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yaml at main -->
diff --git a/docs/hugo.toml b/docs/hugo.toml
index 29f4e3758..037f1aee1 100644
--- a/docs/hugo.toml
+++ b/docs/hugo.toml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ archived_version = false
 # The version number for the version of the docs represented in this doc set.
 # Used in the "version-banner" partial to display a version number for the
 # current doc set.
-version = "0.35.1"
+version = "0.36.0"
 
 # A link to latest version of the docs. Used in the "version-banner" partial to
 # point people to the main doc site.
diff --git a/metadata.yaml b/metadata.yaml
index ede7ad866..4c309ef45 100644
--- a/metadata.yaml
+++ b/metadata.yaml
@@ -106,3 +106,6 @@ releaseSeries:
   - contract: v1beta1
     major: 0
     minor: 35
+  - contract: v1beta1
+    major: 0
+    minor: 36
diff --git a/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml b/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
index 1827ceebc..6a3924f51 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ providers:
   versions:
   # Upgrade e2e tests will use this as the "upgrade from" version.
   # This should reference the most recent successful release.
-  - name: "{go://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix@v0.34}"
-    value: "https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/releases/download/{go://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix@v0.34}/runtime-extensions-components.yaml"
+  - name: "{go://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix@v0.35}"
+    value: "https://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix/releases/download/{go://github.com/nutanix-cloud-native/cluster-api-runtime-extensions-nutanix@v0.35}/runtime-extensions-components.yaml"
     type: "url"
     contract: v1beta1
     files:
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ providers:
       new: "--v=8"
     - old: --metrics-addr=127.0.0.1:8080
       new: --metrics-addr=:8080
-  - name: v0.36.99 # "vNext"; use manifests from local source files
+  - name: v0.37.99 # "vNext"; use manifests from local source files
     value: "file://../../../runtime-extensions-components.yaml"
     type: "url"
     contract: v1beta1
diff --git a/test/e2e/data/shared/v1beta1-caren/metadata.yaml b/test/e2e/data/shared/v1beta1-caren/metadata.yaml
index f741f7d0c..e0ba68b16 100644
--- a/test/e2e/data/shared/v1beta1-caren/metadata.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/data/shared/v1beta1-caren/metadata.yaml
@@ -97,3 +97,6 @@ releaseSeries:
   - contract: v1beta1
     major: 0
     minor: 36
+  - contract: v1beta1
+    major: 0
+    minor: 37