diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0fbc621b..9fde5cb8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [2.36.1](https://github.com/appium/appium-espresso-driver/compare/v2.36.0...v2.36.1) (2024-02-12)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* **deps:** bump appium-android-driver from 8.4.0 to 9.0.0 ([#981](https://github.com/appium/appium-espresso-driver/issues/981)) ([ebc6220](https://github.com/appium/appium-espresso-driver/commit/ebc6220a1e34c171c7834941aee4725e056cc6e4))
+
 ## [2.36.0](https://github.com/appium/appium-espresso-driver/compare/v2.35.0...v2.36.0) (2024-02-09)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f13af56..d7f2c245 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "automated testing",
     "android"
   ],
-  "version": "2.36.0",
+  "version": "2.36.1",
   "author": "Appium Contributors",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {