diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 59aa165..909d3b4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog],
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning].
 
+## [0.3.6] - 2023-03-10
+
+### Changed
+- decent performance improvements ([#35])
+ - depending on the amount of recipes, this can improve the load times by around 50-70%
+
+<!-- Links -->
+[#35]: https://github.com/AlmostReliable/almostunified/pull/35
+
 ## [0.3.5] - 2023-02-08
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -19,5 +28,6 @@ Initial 1.19.3 release!
 [semantic versioning]: https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html
 
 <!-- Versions -->
+[0.3.6]: https://github.com/AlmostReliable/almostunified/releases/tag/v1.19.3-0.3.6-beta
 [0.3.5]: https://github.com/AlmostReliable/almostunified/releases/tag/v1.19.3-0.3.5-beta
 [0.3.4]: https://github.com/AlmostReliable/almostunified/releases/tag/v1.19.3-0.3.4-beta
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 111cfe7..7636503 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ junitVersion = 5.9.0
 minecraftVersion = 1.19.3
 
 # Mod
-modVersion = 0.3.5
+modVersion = 0.3.6
 modPackage = com.almostreliable.unified
 modId = almostunified
 modName = AlmostUnified