diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2bbd5b6a..b3d08c73 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ ifeq ($(shell which pkg-config > /dev/null; echo $$?),0)
 endif
 
 # version info
-VERSION=1.35
+VERSION=1.36
 
 USE_SVN=
 ifeq ($(wildcard .svn),.svn)