diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 19f8ef54cd..4044a210ae 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# Synapse 1.136.0 (2025-08-12)
+
+### Bugfixes
+
+- Fix bug where the [Make Room Admin API](https://element-hq.github.io/synapse/latest/admin_api/rooms.html#make-room-admin-api) would not treat a room v12's creator power level as the highest in room. ([\#18805](https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/18805))
+
+
+
+
 # Synapse 1.136.0rc2 (2025-08-11)
 
 This is the Synapse portion of the [Matrix coordinated security release](https://matrix.org/blog/2025/07/security-predisclosure/). This release includes support for [room version](https://spec.matrix.org/v1.15/rooms/) 12 which fixes a number of security vulnerabilities, including [CVE-2025-49090](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-49090).
diff --git a/changelog.d/18805.bugfix b/changelog.d/18805.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index aeb05a0848..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/18805.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix bug where the [Make Room Admin API](https://element-hq.github.io/synapse/latest/admin_api/rooms.html#make-room-admin-api) would not treat a room v12's creator power level as the highest in room.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0b566b4329..5e1987a963 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.136.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New Synapse release 1.136.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:18:03 +0100
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.136.0~rc2) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * New Synapse release 1.136.0rc2.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ba82347bc7..0d298a6135 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ module-name = "synapse.synapse_rust"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "matrix-synapse"
-version = "1.136.0rc2"
+version = "1.136.0"
 description = "Homeserver for the Matrix decentralised comms protocol"
 authors = ["Matrix.org Team and Contributors <packages@matrix.org>"]
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"