diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d4c3f8cc..a7b5d55f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -140,4 +140,4 @@ is provided by code that been generated from a model of the service.
 
 This library is licensed under the [Apache 2.0 License](./documents/LICENSE).
 
-Latest released version: v1.35.2
+Latest released version: v1.36.0
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0035f2a76..39fc130ef 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.35.2
+1.36.0