diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 89a36728017..a1b0cabf635 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ social:
 
 # Home Assistant release details
 current_major_version: 0
-current_minor_version: 35
-current_patch_version: 3
-date_released: 2016-12-23
+current_minor_version: 36
+current_patch_version: 0
+date_released: 2017-01-15
 
 # Either # or the anchor link to latest release notes in the blog post.
 # Must be prefixed with a # and have double quotes around it.