diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d67aa7ffb1..a4d71455a4 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2.3.5rc3 to 2.3.5:
+  - Just cutting the final stable release
+
 2.3.5rc2 to 2.3.5rc3:
   - Update CD pipeline to used trusted publishers (Alan Malta Rodrigues) #12071
 
diff --git a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
index e0c464a601..86d7bc04f4 100644
--- a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '2.3.5rc3'
+__version__ = '2.3.5'
 __all__ = []