diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index fd1c548..968762f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.3.5"
+  ".": "0.3.6"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c1d408a..5a7736c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.3.6](https://github.com/SickHub/mailu-operator/compare/v0.3.5...v0.3.6) (2026-03-23)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update kubernetes monorepo to v0.35.3 ([#188](https://github.com/SickHub/mailu-operator/issues/188)) ([553ecd9](https://github.com/SickHub/mailu-operator/commit/553ecd9bd33ced3802d8d355ea626cb7192bf13b))
+* **deps:** update kubernetes packages to v0.35.1 ([#171](https://github.com/SickHub/mailu-operator/issues/171)) ([4b17d40](https://github.com/SickHub/mailu-operator/commit/4b17d40f6ac000495a676591435855d869cf6b9e))
+* **deps:** update kubernetes packages to v0.35.2 ([#177](https://github.com/SickHub/mailu-operator/issues/177)) ([e440fd8](https://github.com/SickHub/mailu-operator/commit/e440fd88ada9d2a836fe284f97b7338f97233d26))
+* **deps:** update module github.com/oapi-codegen/runtime to v1.2.0 ([#176](https://github.com/SickHub/mailu-operator/issues/176)) ([81c0030](https://github.com/SickHub/mailu-operator/commit/81c00305e1c48a3e1696191cb17ae68fed882463))
+* **deps:** update module sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime to v0.23.2 ([#180](https://github.com/SickHub/mailu-operator/issues/180)) ([cebd61a](https://github.com/SickHub/mailu-operator/commit/cebd61a98af58bee58127350afffa77073c5f015))
+* **deps:** update module sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime to v0.23.3 ([#182](https://github.com/SickHub/mailu-operator/issues/182)) ([f792d6b](https://github.com/SickHub/mailu-operator/commit/f792d6b444d90bc1be8b1c848901f2651a35a174))
+
 ## [0.3.5](https://github.com/SickHub/mailu-operator/compare/v0.3.4...v0.3.5) (2026-01-31)
 
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f50ee6d..99040bb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # To re-generate a bundle for another specific version without changing the standard setup, you can:
 # - use the VERSION as arg of the bundle target (e.g make bundle VERSION=0.0.2)
 # - use environment variables to overwrite this value (e.g export VERSION=0.0.2)
-VERSION ?= 0.3.5 # x-release-please-version
+VERSION ?= 0.3.6 # x-release-please-version
 
 # CHANNELS define the bundle channels used in the bundle.
 # Add a new line here if you would like to change its default config. (E.g CHANNELS = "candidate,fast,stable")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 442df12..d251142 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ It is generally advised to **create a fork** of the repo and create Pull-Request
 
 1. Build the installer for the release tag:
     ```sh
-    export VERSION=0.3.5 # x-release-please-version
+    export VERSION=0.3.6 # x-release-please-version
     git checkout -b release-$VERSION
     make build-installer
     ```
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index f48c6b2..c1f0b48 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: drpsychick/mailu-operator
-  newTag: 0.3.5 # x-release-please-version
+  newTag: 0.3.6 # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/dist/install.yaml b/dist/install.yaml
index 24cc29f..8b3b3a3 100644
--- a/dist/install.yaml
+++ b/dist/install.yaml
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ spec:
           value: http://mailu-front.mail:80/api/v1
         - name: MAILU_TOKEN
           value: asdf
-        image: drpsychick/mailu-operator:0.3.5 # x-release-please-version
+        image: drpsychick/mailu-operator:0.3.6 # x-release-please-version
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /healthz