diff --git a/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
index 182a4255e..15658952e 100644
--- a/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
 - Update Slang dependency to 0.18.3. ([#1102](https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-upgrades/pull/1102))
+  - Improves reliability of Hardhat compilation step for namespaced storage layout validations when using Solidity versions 0.8.27 and 0.8.28.
 
 ## 1.40.0 (2024-10-10)
 
diff --git a/packages/plugin-hardhat/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/plugin-hardhat/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b9cd79b2..a99695588 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-hardhat/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/plugin-hardhat/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
 - Update Slang dependency to 0.18.3. ([#1102](https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-upgrades/pull/1102))
+  - Improves reliability of Hardhat compilation step for namespaced storage layout validations when using Solidity versions 0.8.27 and 0.8.28.
 
 ## 3.5.0 (2024-10-10)
 
diff --git a/packages/plugin-hardhat/package.json b/packages/plugin-hardhat/package.json
index ba1ea5e8f..0489675d6 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-hardhat/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-hardhat/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@openzeppelin/hardhat-upgrades",
-  "version": "3.5.1",
+  "version": "3.6.0",
   "description": "",
   "repository": "https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-upgrades/tree/master/packages/plugin-hardhat",
   "license": "MIT",