diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 175d9ef0..3254aaa8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## master / unreleased
 
+## 3.6.0 / 2026-10-29
+
 * [FEATURE] Parquet converter: allow running it as a StatefulSet with a persistent volume per pod #685
 * [ENHANCEMENT] Expose `nginx.config.client_body_buffer_size` to set the nginx `client_body_buffer_size` #350
 * [DEPENDENCY] Update Helm release rollout-operator to v0.53.1 #683
diff --git a/Chart.yaml b/Chart.yaml
index 752b85af..ab5b7f93 100644
--- a/Chart.yaml
+++ b/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 apiVersion: v2
-version: 3.5.0
+version: 3.6.0
 appVersion: v1.21.1
 description: 'Horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant, long term Prometheus.'
 home: https://cortexmetrics.io/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6ca543db..d88d0c08 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # cortex
 
-![Version: 3.5.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-3.5.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: v1.21.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-v1.21.1-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 3.6.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-3.6.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: v1.21.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-v1.21.1-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant, long term Prometheus.
 
diff --git a/docs/cortex-3.6.0.tgz b/docs/cortex-3.6.0.tgz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53141a35
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diff --git a/docs/index.yaml b/docs/index.yaml
index d16b5aa9..e3b7169f 100644
--- a/docs/index.yaml
+++ b/docs/index.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,60 @@ entries:
   cortex:
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.21.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.601611725Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.248021001Z"
+    dependencies:
+    - alias: memcached-frontend
+      condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
+      name: memcached
+      repository: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
+      version: 6.14.0
+    - alias: memcached-blocks-index
+      condition: memcached-blocks-index.enabled
+      name: memcached
+      repository: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
+      version: 6.14.0
+    - alias: memcached-blocks
+      condition: memcached-blocks.enabled
+      name: memcached
+      repository: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
+      version: 6.14.0
+    - alias: memcached-blocks-metadata
+      condition: memcached-blocks-metadata.enabled
+      name: memcached
+      repository: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
+      version: 6.14.0
+    - alias: memcached-parquet-labels
+      condition: memcached-parquet-labels.enabled
+      name: memcached
+      repository: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
+      version: 6.14.0
+    - alias: rollout_operator
+      condition: rollout_operator.enabled
+      name: rollout-operator
+      repository: https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts
+      version: 0.53.1
+    description: Horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant, long term
+      Prometheus.
+    digest: afc7e5524aab8fde25b74a26f67586c9f2d80417924634f124e776eed182a537
+    home: https://cortexmetrics.io/
+    icon: https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/43045022?s=200&v=4
+    kubeVersion: ^1.19.0-0
+    maintainers:
+    - email: thayward@infoblox.com
+      name: Tom Hayward
+      url: https://github.com/kd7lxl
+    - email: niclas.schad@stackit.cloud
+      name: Niclas Schad
+      url: https://github.com/nschad
+    name: cortex
+    sources:
+    - https://github.com/cortexproject/cortex-helm-chart
+    urls:
+    - https://cortexproject.github.io/cortex-helm-chart/cortex-3.6.0.tgz
+    version: 3.6.0
+  - apiVersion: v2
+    appVersion: v1.21.1
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.2395153Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
@@ -56,7 +109,7 @@ entries:
     version: 3.5.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.21.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.592762181Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.230763839Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 3.4.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.21.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.583800586Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.221987495Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 3.3.8
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     appVersion: v1.21.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.575581963Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.213946246Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.21.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.567530942Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.206004135Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 3.3.6
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     appVersion: v1.21.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.559273382Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.197996403Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 3.3.5
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.21.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.551143783Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.190163122Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 3.3.4
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.21.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.543151649Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.182045585Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 3.3.3
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.21.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.535041284Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.174192912Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 3.3.2
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.21.0
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.52646055Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.166090979Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 3.3.1
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.21.0
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.518376562Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.158091774Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 3.3.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.20.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.510104866Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.150214292Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 3.2.1
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.20.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.501161925Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.141950347Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 3.2.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.20.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.49340875Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.133652552Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 3.1.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.20.0
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.485762272Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.125998562Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 3.0.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.19.0
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.477473498Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.118258555Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 2.6.0
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     appVersion: v1.18.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.470052126Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.110754068Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 2.5.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.17.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.463655072Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.103707607Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 2.4.0
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     appVersion: v1.16.0
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.456661494Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.096907584Z"
     dependencies:
     - alias: memcached-frontend
       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 2.3.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.16.0
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.449116851Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.090038169Z"
     dependencies:
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       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 2.2.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.14.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.441870761Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.08296703Z"
     dependencies:
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       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 2.1.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.14.1
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.434791878Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.07637135Z"
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       condition: memcached-frontend.enabled
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     version: 2.0.1
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: v1.14.0
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.427411097Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.069445516Z"
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     appVersion: v1.13.0
-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.419517031Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.061399659Z"
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       condition: memcached.enabled
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-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.411926079Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.054129399Z"
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       condition: memcached.enabled
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-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.404938942Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.046825656Z"
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-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.39852087Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.039696372Z"
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-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.392423965Z"
+    created: "2026-10-29T01:20:16.03254625Z"
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-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.38558235Z"
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-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.37879481Z"
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-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.371701766Z"
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-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.364542468Z"
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-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.357781304Z"
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-    created: "2026-10-08T18:07:46.351545732Z"
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