diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 98f444d..052da5e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 News (mainly features/major bug fixes)
 
+portage-2.3.5
+-----------------
+* Numerous patches updating checksums code and python module imports for them
+  including new checksum methods
+* New linux in kernel movefile support via a new "C" extension module
+
+
 portage-2.3.3
 -----------------
 * Reverted commits:
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 574441f..2c1cf40 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 Release Notes; upgrade information mainly.
 Features/major bugfixes are listed in NEWS
 
+portage-2.3.5
+==================================
+* Bug Fixes:
+    - Bug 598444 auto-enable --with-bdeps if --usepkg is not enabled
+    - Bug 611838 use_reduce: reserve missing_white_space_check for invalid tokens
+    - Bug 612042 depgraph: fix backtracking for slot operator rebuilds
+    - Bug 612094 depgraph: fix runtime package mask interaction with slot
+                           operator rebuilds
+    - Bug 611896 config.setcpv: fix handling of IUSE changes
+    - Bug 597736 Support STREEBOG{256,512} hash function
+    - Bug 607868 movefile: support in-kernel file copying on Linux
+    - Bug 612772 depgraph: fix slot operator rebuild for llvm:0 to llvm:4 upgrade
+    - Bug 612846 depgraph: fix missed atom_not_selected initialization
+* Numerous patches updating checksums code and python module imports for them
+  including new checksum methods
+* New linux in kernel movefile support via a new "C" extension module
+
+
 portage-2.3.4
 ==================================
 * Bug Fixes:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b624767..e993177 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@
 
 setup(
 	name = 'portage',
-	version = '2.3.4',
+	version = '2.3.5',
 	url = 'https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Portage',
 	author = 'Gentoo Portage Development Team',
 	author_email = 'dev-portage@gentoo.org',