diff --git a/samtranslator/__init__.py b/samtranslator/__init__.py
index cf51ab459..4a1dc255b 100644
--- a/samtranslator/__init__.py
+++ b/samtranslator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.35.0"
+__version__ = "1.36.0"