diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index aaf11adc..630214cd 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ COPYRIGHT: (ordered alphabetically)
 
 AUTHORS: (ordered alphabetically)
         Allison Karlitskaya <allison.karlitskaya@redhat.com>
+        Camron Carter <reefoe@proton.me>
         Chris Paulson-Ellis <chris.paulson-ellis@motorolasolutions.com>
         Chris PeBenito <chpebeni@linux.microsoft.com>
         Daniel Rusek <mail@asciiwolf.com>
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ AUTHORS: (ordered alphabetically)
         Georg Müller <georgmueller@gmx.net>
         Hugo Osvaldo Barrera <hugo@barrera.io>
         Jacob Alzén <jacob.alzen@gmail.com>
+        Jake Dane
         Lily Danzig <ldenardo@dealerinspire.com>
         Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
         Laurent Bigonville <bigon@bigon.be>
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 7f3dca89..0369b24c 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # dbus-broker - Linux D-Bus Message Broker
 
+## CHANGES WITH 36:
+
+        * Fix possible file-descriptor use-after-close, which can lead to
+          broker termination or disclosure of internal file-desciptors to
+          clients.
+
+        * Be more verbose about activation failures and include suitable
+          information in related log messages.
+
+        * New Meson build option `tests` allows installing tests as part
+          of the distribution into `<prefix>/lib/dbus-broker/tests`. This
+          is not recommended for production environments.
+
+        * Many updates to the test suite and packing of the upstream project.
+
+        Contributions from: Camron Carter, David Rheinsberg, Frantisek Sumsal,
+                            Jake Dane, Tom Gundersen
+
+        - Dußlingen, 2024-04-12
+
 ## CHANGES WITH 35:
 
         * Fix crash on startup/reload when corrupt configuration or
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ab7440f7..72e2b47e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ project(
         ],
         license: 'Apache',
         meson_version: '>=0.60.0',
-        version: '35',
+        version: '36',
 )
 
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')