diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b961d65ea..d776a65047 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ We use *breaking :warning:* to mark changes that are not backward compatible (re
 
 ### Removed
 
-## [v0.36.0](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/tree/release-0.36) - in progress
+## [v0.36.0-rc.0](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/tree/release-0.36) - 26.06.2024
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8aa7336bf0..210bbe0449 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.37.0-dev
+0.36.0-rc.0
diff --git a/docs/release-process.md b/docs/release-process.md
index 6aff7b50a0..7fba14d509 100644
--- a/docs/release-process.md
+++ b/docs/release-process.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Release shepherd responsibilities:
 
 | Release | Time of first RC | Shepherd (GitHub handle)      |
 |---------|------------------|-------------------------------|
+| v0.36.0 | 2024.06.26       | `@MichaHoffmann`              |
+| v0.35.0 | 2024.04.09       | `@saswatamcode`               |
 | v0.34.0 | 2024.01.14       | `@MichaHoffmann`              |
 | v0.33.0 | 2023.10.24       | `@MichaHoffmann`              |
 | v0.32.0 | 2023.08.23       | `@saswatamcode`               |