diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 81328ea14..ed72cb297 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 #
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION 3)
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION 6)
-SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 4)
+SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 5)
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_SOVERSION 160)
 
 
 # set to 0 when not a release candidate, non zero means that any generated
 # git tags will be treated as release candidates of given number
-SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 9)
+SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_RELEASE_CANDIDATE 0)
 set(CMAKE_ALLOW_LOOSE_LOOP_CONSTRUCTS TRUE)
 set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 162704aad..7d2f47eb9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ If details below are not sufficient then head over to the openscenegraph.org to
 
 Robert Osfield.
 Project Lead.
-25th July 2019.
+26th July 2019.
 
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