diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ae86832d4..243274abd6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# v36.0.0+snapshot
+# v36.0.0a1
 
 Kubernetes API Version: v1.36.0
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 66e16e479a..b013653552 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ supported versions of Kubernetes clusters.
 - [client 33.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/33.1.0/): Kubernetes 1.32 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.33 (✓), Kubernetes 1.34 or above (+-)
 - [client 34.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/34.1.0/): Kubernetes 1.33 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.34 (✓), Kubernetes 1.35 or above (+-)
 - [client 35.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/35.0.0/): Kubernetes 1.34 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.35 (✓), Kubernetes 1.36 or above (+-)
+- [client 36.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/36.0.0a1/): Kubernetes 1.35 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.36 (✓), Kubernetes 1.37 or above (+-)
 
 
 > See [here](#homogenizing-the-kubernetes-python-client-versions) for an explanation of why there is no v13-v16 release.
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ between client-python versions.
 | 34.1            | Kubernetes main repo, 1.34 branch    | ✓                             |
 | 35.0 Alpha/Beta | Kubernetes main repo, 1.35 branch    | ✗                             |
 | 35.0            | Kubernetes main repo, 1.35 branch    | ✓                             |
+| 36.0 Alpha/Beta | Kubernetes main repo, 1.36 branch    | ✓                             |
 
 > See [here](#homogenizing-the-kubernetes-python-client-versions) for an explanation of why there is no v13-v16 release.