diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d98ee86..84d6b42 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+<a name="v1.36.0"></a>
+### v1.36.0 (2021-09-09)
+
+#### Features
+
+* add support for specifying the provider version branch	 ([7f53206](/../../commit/7f53206))
+
 <a name="v1.35.2"></a>
 ### v1.35.2 (2021-09-09)
 
diff --git a/lib/pact/provider_verifier/version.rb b/lib/pact/provider_verifier/version.rb
index 78e0b82..836f08a 100644
--- a/lib/pact/provider_verifier/version.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/provider_verifier/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Pact
   module ProviderVerifier
-    VERSION = "1.35.2"
+    VERSION = "1.36.0"
   end
 end