diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8da434115..13d9f224f 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.3.5"
+  ".": "2.3.6"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f9571a492..d3b2d987e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.3.6](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/compare/v2.3.5...v2.3.6) (2025-10-20)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* a bug where empty collections would not be serialized for default values ([4c4d257](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/commit/4c4d257c0cf10d1742fae9f3961e4a6242c0ce1d))
+
 ## [2.3.5](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/compare/v2.3.4...v2.3.5) (2025-10-14)
 
 
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 46a5bcbea..6d13b2509 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/Microsoft/OpenAPI.NET</PackageProjectUrl>
     <Copyright>© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
     <PackageTags>OpenAPI .NET</PackageTags>
-    <Version>2.3.5</Version>
+    <Version>2.3.6</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- https://github.com/clairernovotny/DeterministicBuilds#deterministic-builds -->
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TF_BUILD)' == 'true'">