diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7f16e29e3..28c2a07da 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1.3.6.dev0
+1.3.6
  * #53: Log to syslog in addition to existing console logging. Add --syslog-verbosity flag to
    customize the log level. See the documentation for more information:
    https://torsion.org/borgmatic/docs/how-to/inspect-your-backups/
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  * Add files for building documentation into a Docker image for web serving.
  * Upgrade project build server from Drone 0.8 to 1.1.
  * Build borgmatic documentation during continuous integration.
+ * We're nearly at 500 ★s on GitHub. We can do this!
 
 1.3.5
  * #153: Support for various Borg directory environment variables (BORG_CONFIG_DIR, BORG_CACHE_DIR,
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d55f7ef6a..a47125d49 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-VERSION = '1.3.6.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.3.6'
 
 
 setup(