diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6d59e65..f412377 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.36.2
\ No newline at end of file
+0.36.3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
index c843490..b2755e0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ export interface ReleaseEntry {
 }
 
 export const RELEASE_NOTES: ReleaseEntry[] = [
+  {
+    version: "0.36.3",
+    date: "2026-07-10",
+    summary: "Experimental: the player tries to unlock higher video quality automatically.",
+    features: [
+      "The in-app player now tries to lift YouTube's windowed quality limit for you. YouTube caps a small embedded player to a low resolution and only real fullscreen unlocks HD — so on the first video you open in a session, the player briefly flashes to fullscreen and back to trigger that unlock, which then sticks for the rest of the session. You may notice a short flash on that first video; later videos won't flash. (It's still bandwidth-dependent, and can be reverted if it doesn't help on your setup.)",
+    ],
+  },
   {
     version: "0.36.2",
     date: "2026-07-10",