diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44ac2e66..f31ed815 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ ____
 
 Release Notes
 -------------
- ### Version 1.3.5
+ ### Version 1.3.6
  * `run_magic_imputation` now has a boolean parameter `sparse` to control output sparsity
  * **bugfix**: `run_local_variability` for dense expression arrays now runs much faster and more accurate
 
diff --git a/src/palantir/version.py b/src/palantir/version.py
index c8a4db63..4067842a 100644
--- a/src/palantir/version.py
+++ b/src/palantir/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = "1.3.5"
+__version__ = "1.3.6"
 __author__ = "Palantir development team"
 __author_email__ = "manu.talanki@gmail.com"