diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
index 08dc7229a..c9dcd1d74 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Singer SDK Version
       description: Version of the library you are using
-      placeholder: "0.35.2"
+      placeholder: "0.36.0"
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: checkboxes
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d2bbdd9b..48753a2b3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## v0.36.0 (2024-02-26)
+
+### ✨ New
+
+- [#2241](https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/2241) JSON schema keywords such as `maxLength` are now supported in `StringType`, `IntegerType` and `NumberType` JSON schema helpers
+- [#2263](https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/2263) Nested settings are now documented in the output of `--about --format=markdown`
+- [#2248](https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/2248) Targets now accept a `batch_size_rows` setting to configure how many rows are loaded in each record batch -- _**Thanks @BuzzCutNorman!**_
+
+### 🐛 Fixes
+
+- [#2258](https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/2258) Database disconnects are now handled via SQLAlchemy `pool_pre_ping` parameter
+
+### ⚙️ Under the Hood
+
+- [#2220](https://github.com/meltano/sdk/issues/2220) Deprecated `singer_sdk.authenticators.BasicAuthenticator` in favor of `requests.auth.HTTPBasicAuth`
+
 ## v0.35.2 (2024-02-19)
 
 ### 🐛 Fixes
diff --git a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/pyproject.toml b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/pyproject.toml
index c42494eb4..69c120334 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ packages = [
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = ">=3.8"
-singer-sdk = { version="~=0.35.2"{{ ', extras = ["faker"]' if cookiecutter.faker_extra }} }
+singer-sdk = { version="~=0.36.0"{{ ', extras = ["faker"]' if cookiecutter.faker_extra }} }
 fs-s3fs = { version = "~=1.1.1", optional = true }
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 pytest = ">=7.4.0"
-singer-sdk = { version="~=0.35.2", extras = ["testing"] }
+singer-sdk = { version="~=0.36.0", extras = ["testing"] }
 
 [tool.poetry.extras]
 s3 = ["fs-s3fs"]
diff --git a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml
index c57bd1317..b5aa2f849 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ packages = [
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = ">=3.8"
 importlib-resources = { version = "==6.1.*", python = "<3.9" }
-singer-sdk = { version="~=0.35.2"{{ ', extras = ["faker"]' if cookiecutter.faker_extra }} }
+singer-sdk = { version="~=0.36.0"{{ ', extras = ["faker"]' if cookiecutter.faker_extra }} }
 fs-s3fs = { version = "~=1.1.1", optional = true }
 {%- if cookiecutter.stream_type in ["REST", "GraphQL"] %}
 requests = "~=2.31.0"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ requests = "~=2.31.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 pytest = ">=7.4.0"
-singer-sdk = { version="~=0.35.2", extras = ["testing"] }
+singer-sdk = { version="~=0.36.0", extras = ["testing"] }
 
 [tool.poetry.extras]
 s3 = ["fs-s3fs"]
diff --git a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml
index dc51e2be6..fa1f79d77 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/pyproject.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ packages = [
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = ">=3.8"
-singer-sdk = { version="~=0.35.2"{{ ', extras = ["faker"]' if cookiecutter.faker_extra }} }
+singer-sdk = { version="~=0.36.0"{{ ', extras = ["faker"]' if cookiecutter.faker_extra }} }
 fs-s3fs = { version = "~=1.1.1", optional = true }
 {%- if cookiecutter.serialization_method != "SQL" %}
 requests = "~=2.31.0"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ requests = "~=2.31.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
 pytest = ">=7.4.0"
-singer-sdk = { version="~=0.35.2", extras = ["testing"] }
+singer-sdk = { version="~=0.36.0", extras = ["testing"] }
 
 [tool.poetry.extras]
 s3 = ["fs-s3fs"]
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index ada3ecdf6..9066f6392 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 author = "Meltano Core Team and Contributors"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "0.35.2"
+release = "0.36.0"
 
 
 # -- General configuration -------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5de8456b5..64aa41877 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ norecursedirs = "cookiecutter"
 
 [tool.commitizen]
 name = "cz_version_bump"
-version = "0.35.2"
+version = "0.36.0"
 changelog_merge_prerelease = true
 prerelease_offset = 1
 tag_format = "v$major.$minor.$patch$prerelease"