diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fed0ef1b..b5a2cf82 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased
+## Version 1.36.0 (2025-08-26)
 
 Note: there was no v1.35.0 release
 (see [details](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/issues/2455)).
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index be80ab7d..e73b8fe6 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 // start - updated by ./.github/workflows/prepare-release-branch.yml
-val snapshot = true
+val snapshot = false
 // end
 
 // The release version of https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions used to generate classes