diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a8d7e7a558..44db441764 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (3.6) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New release
+
+ -- Jake Luciani <jake@apache.org>  Tue, 03 May 2016 09:12:18 -0400
+
 cassandra (3.4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release