diff --git a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
index cbbf1a8c2a..f9959be1f8 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "lib/ocrypto": "0.14.0",
   "lib/flattening": "0.1.3",
   "lib/identifier": "0.4.0",
-  "otdfctl": "0.35.0",
-  "protocol/go": "0.40.0",
+  "otdfctl": "0.36.0",
+  "protocol/go": "0.40.0"
   "sdk": "0.28.0",
   "service": "0.24.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/otdfctl/CHANGELOG.md b/otdfctl/CHANGELOG.md
index 29a67c9058..598ef1a6b2 100644
--- a/otdfctl/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/otdfctl/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.36.0](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/compare/otdfctl/v0.35.0...otdfctl/v0.36.0) (2026-08-04)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **policy:** GetPC does not respect manager field. ([#3752](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/3752))
+
+### Features
+
+* **authz:** dynamic value mapping and direct entitlement e2e coverage ([#3774](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/3774)) ([49c80a0](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/49c80a0755908178cc695fc62ae3c40a635d655d))
+* **cli:** add an sdkfactory for optional override in otdfctl for extension ([#3793](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/3793)) ([c2f2afe](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/c2f2afe385df1914dde029d81cdf2f6c7b2e4669))
+* **cli:** add dynamic value mapping CRUD commands and e2e tests ([#3768](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/3768)) ([aecd265](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/aecd265b8d8c1eeefc0559b5c499fb2f09efcc32))
+* **cli:** expose handler hook for injecting SDK options ([#3755](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/3755)) ([76305b0](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/76305b04af3f1129dbe1ed337ef731de54be0457))
+* **cli:** Unsafe update key cli ([#3733](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/3733)) ([65d888e](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/65d888ed2436954063d895bc31ce98674d2a1208))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** bump github.com/opentdf/platform/protocol/go from 0.36.0 to 0.39.0 in /otdfctl ([#3765](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/3765)) ([a3346f8](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/a3346f8a5e897e891c675ec3752b6a6780f6b906))
+* **deps:** bump github.com/opentdf/platform/sdk from 0.25.0 to 0.27.0 in /otdfctl ([#3773](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/3773)) ([490c990](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/490c99062f96577e96499f2e87034f11f7da5c0b))
+* **policy:** GetPC does not respect manager field. ([#3752](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/3752)) ([0d3c0a0](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/0d3c0a0e49de669b0c4bb691d51ff0abef787693))
+
 ## [0.35.0](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/compare/otdfctl/v0.34.0...otdfctl/v0.35.0) (2026-07-07)
 
 
diff --git a/otdfctl/pkg/config/config.go b/otdfctl/pkg/config/config.go
index b513cdea32..ccca0368e1 100644
--- a/otdfctl/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/otdfctl/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var (
 	// config file naming and in the profile store
 	AppName = "otdfctl"
 
-	Version   = "0.35.0" // x-release-please-version
+	Version   = "0.36.0" // x-release-please-version
 	BuildTime = "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
 	CommitSha = "0000000"