diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c50693ed..f343a300 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-New in 0.3.6-pre3
+New in 0.3.6
+* July 29, 2004
+
 * Better MinGW support
 * A bit better handling of OpenAL under Cygwin
 * Switched audio system from plib's "sl/sm" to OpenAL.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 64a0e14e..105ed297 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dnl Require at least automake 2.52
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 
 dnl Initialize the automake stuff
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(SimGear, 0.3.6-pre3)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(SimGear, 0.3.6)
 
 dnl Specify KAI C++ compiler and flags.
 dnl Borrowed with slight modification from blitz distribution.