diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 4807dbdc54..880a74c617 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@ Hibernate 5 Changelog
 
 Note: Please refer to JIRA to learn more about each issue.
 
+Changes in 5.3.36.Final (February 08, 2024)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+https://hibernate.atlassian.net/projects/HHH/versions/32245
+
+** Bug
+    * [HHH-13965] - AssertionError exception is thrown by SqlFunctionMetadataBuilderContributorIllegalClassArgumentTest when executing on Eclipse OpenJ9 VM AdoptOpenJDK (v. 11.0.6)
+    * [HHH-13912] - AssertionError exception is thrown by SqlFunctionMetadataBuilderContributorIllegalClassArgumentTest when executing on IBM JDK 8
+
+
 Changes in 5.3.35.Final (January 22, 2024)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/gradle/version.properties b/gradle/version.properties
index 17ee39160a..54916adb56 100644
--- a/gradle/version.properties
+++ b/gradle/version.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-hibernateVersion=5.3.36-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
+hibernateVersion=5.3.36.Final
\ No newline at end of file