diff --git a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
index 3d2b4063f2..cad92f64b5 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ hide:
 
 ## Latest Changes
 
+## 0.136.3 (2026-05-23)
+
 ### Refactors
 
 * ♻️ Do not accept underscore headers when using `convert_underscores=True` (the default). PR [#15589](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/15589) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index 09589e8165..38e7472322 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.136.2"
+__version__ = "0.136.3"
 
 from starlette import status as status