diff --git a/Common-MP-TVE3/SolutionInfo.cs b/Common-MP-TVE3/SolutionInfo.cs
index cade7bf9dc8..7528cfb9726 100644
--- a/Common-MP-TVE3/SolutionInfo.cs
+++ b/Common-MP-TVE3/SolutionInfo.cs
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Revision and Build Numbers 
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.35.000.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.35.000.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.36.000.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.36.000.0")]
 
 //[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("")]
 //[assembly: CompatibleVersion("1.1.8.*", "1.1.8.*")]
diff --git a/Tools/InstallationScripts/include/MediaPortalCurrentVersion.nsh b/Tools/InstallationScripts/include/MediaPortalCurrentVersion.nsh
index bb65427ecb4..5a1e87e2cee 100644
--- a/Tools/InstallationScripts/include/MediaPortalCurrentVersion.nsh
+++ b/Tools/InstallationScripts/include/MediaPortalCurrentVersion.nsh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 
 !define VER_MAJOR       1
-!define VER_MINOR       35
+!define VER_MINOR       36
 !define VER_REVISION    000
 
 #**********************************************************************************************************#
diff --git a/Tools/MediaPortal.DeployTool/Utils.cs b/Tools/MediaPortal.DeployTool/Utils.cs
index 439b3befffc..e5c5b81dc9f 100644
--- a/Tools/MediaPortal.DeployTool/Utils.cs
+++ b/Tools/MediaPortal.DeployTool/Utils.cs
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ public static Version GetPackageVersion(string type)
           break;
         case "max":
           major = 1;
-          minor = 34;
+          minor = 35;
           revision = 100;
           break;
       }
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ public static bool IsPackageUpdatabled(Version pkgVer)
     public static Version GetCurrentPackageVersion()
     {
       int major = 1;
-      int minor = 35;
+      int minor = 36;
       int revision = 000;
 
       Version ver = new Version(major, minor, revision);
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ public static Version VersionFromRegistry(string regkey)
 
     public static string GetDisplayVersion()
     {
-      return "1.35 Horizon";
+      return "1.36 Polar Express";
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 83ed4f8e631..85cfee60136 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: 1.35.Final.{build}
+version: 1.36.Final.{build}
 image: Visual Studio 2019
 clone_folder: c:\project\mediaportal
 environment:
diff --git a/mediaportal/Configuration/App.config b/mediaportal/Configuration/App.config
index 15394f59d42..852f3c29c43 100644
--- a/mediaportal/Configuration/App.config
+++ b/mediaportal/Configuration/App.config
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <loadFromRemoteSources enabled="true" />
   </runtime>
   <appSettings>
-    <add key="version" value="1.35-Horizon" />
+    <add key="version" value="1.36-Polar Express" />
   </appSettings>
   <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
     <supportedRuntime version="v4.0.30319" />
diff --git a/mediaportal/MediaPortal.Application/App.config b/mediaportal/MediaPortal.Application/App.config
index 4c438c3080b..b172ece562d 100644
--- a/mediaportal/MediaPortal.Application/App.config
+++ b/mediaportal/MediaPortal.Application/App.config
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <loadFromRemoteSources enabled="true" />
   </runtime>
   <appSettings>
-    <add key="version" value="1.35-Horizon" />
+    <add key="version" value="1.36-Polar Express" />
     <add key="edtftp.log.level" value="ALL" />
     <add key="ClientSettingsProvider.ServiceUri" value="" />
   </appSettings>