diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 07fffd577..7c19c57eb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/)
 message(STATUS "Configuring OpenMW...")
 
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
-set(OPENMW_VERSION_MINOR 35)
-set(OPENMW_VERSION_RELEASE 1)
+set(OPENMW_VERSION_MINOR 36)
+set(OPENMW_VERSION_RELEASE 0)
 
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_COMMITHASH "")
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_TAGHASH "")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 811eb8763..f62800e1f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ OpenMW
 OpenMW is an attempt at recreating the engine for the popular role-playing game
 Morrowind by Bethesda Softworks. You need to own and install the original game for OpenMW to work.
 
-* Version: 0.35.1
+* Version: 0.36.0
 * License: GPL (see docs/license/GPL3.txt for more information)
 * Website: http://www.openmw.org
 * IRC: #openmw on irc.freenode.net