diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 5b1f39bda..844fe2ef5 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+## 0.36.0
+
+January 22, 2024
+
+#### Added
+
+* Add support for ASGI `pathsend` extension [#2435](http://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2435).
+* Cancel `WebSocketTestSession` on close [#2427](http://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2427).
+* Raise `WebSocketDisconnect` when `WebSocket.send()` excepts `IOError` [#2425](http://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2425).
+* Raise `FileNotFoundError` when the `env_file` parameter on `Config` is not valid [#2422](http://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2422).
+
 ## 0.35.1
 
 January 11, 2024
diff --git a/starlette/__init__.py b/starlette/__init__.py
index 98bb08f92..d9f2629e2 100644
--- a/starlette/__init__.py
+++ b/starlette/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.35.1"
+__version__ = "0.36.0"