diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 71548ad8..b8925505 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "4.23.5"
+  ".": "4.23.6"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3aeff8e..3874eb43 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.23.6](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/compare/v4.23.5...v4.23.6) (2024-12-11)
+### Bug Fixes
+* [`252092a`](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/commit/252092a4e06fcfd1e64efdaa5c392b3cccada13a) [#495](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/pull/495) correct versions with prereleases (#495) (@reggi)
+
 ## [4.23.5](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/compare/v4.23.4...v4.23.5) (2024-11-25)
 ### Bug Fixes
 * [`7915f76`](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/commit/7915f76b665128a56905801e984fd6197dbe2fd1) [#492](https://github.com/npm/template-oss/pull/492) add number suffix to prerelease (@wraithgar)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5fd9b215..bf3462d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@npmcli/template-oss",
-  "version": "4.23.5",
+  "version": "4.23.6",
   "description": "templated files used in npm CLI team oss projects",
   "main": "lib/content/index.js",
   "bin": {