diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 3cf104e..dc70380 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.5.0"
+  ".": "3.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c346744..cf06a95 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.6.0](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/compare/v3.5.0...v3.6.0) (2026-04-09)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* add missing context step to single-entry fractional case ([#364](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/issues/364)) ([f469a7c](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/commit/f469a7c0c11d677142e5a30f2005812bd30c3fba))
+* add testcase with fractional with single entry ([#362](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/issues/362)) ([13e1e5b](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/commit/13e1e5b7afe6baf121883abdb4c8081a94537eb2))
+
+
+### ✨ New Features
+
+* add PARSE_ERROR and whitespace tests for evaluator ref ([#361](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/issues/361)) ([0707f4b](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/commit/0707f4bb026bda52f5bba96461dd6e9cb16e359b))
+* **semver:** add edge case scenarios for v-prefix, partial versions, and build metadata ([#341](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/issues/341)) ([31afd6e](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/commit/31afd6eb4f0dee9e242ed65a6080904ee139acbd))
+
 ## [3.5.0](https://github.com/open-feature/flagd-testbed/compare/v3.4.0...v3.5.0) (2026-04-01)
 
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index fb91e07..c28de50 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: '3.8'
 
 services:
   flagd:
-    image: ${IMAGE:-ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd-testbed}:${VERSION:-v3.5.0} # x-release-please-version
+    image: ${IMAGE:-ghcr.io/open-feature/flagd-testbed}:${VERSION:-v3.6.0} # x-release-please-version
     ports:
       - 8013
       - 8014
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 1545d96..40c341b 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.5.0
+3.6.0