diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 79f3cd2..0ab3bfe 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+3.6
+- fix long standing bug with directory renames in cow mode (see #91)
+
 3.5
 - fix compilation on 32bit systems
 
diff --git a/man/unionfs.8 b/man/unionfs.8
index eefdb0d..615a6a9 100644
--- a/man/unionfs.8
+++ b/man/unionfs.8
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 .ft R
 .fi
 ..
-.TH "unionfs" "8" "2024" "unionfs-fuse 3.5" ""
+.TH "unionfs" "8" "2024" "unionfs-fuse 3.6" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 unionfs\-fuse \- A userspace unionfs implementation
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index f4946ed..4ba4e15 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 */
 
 #ifndef _VERSION_H
-#define VERSION "3.5"
+#define VERSION "3.6"
 #endif