diff --git a/README b/README
index 686dede..11471ad 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-pigz 2.3.4 (1 Oct 2016) by Mark Adler
+pigz 2.3.5 (xx Dec 2016) by Mark Adler
 
 pigz, which stands for Parallel Implementation of GZip, is a fully functional
 replacement for gzip that exploits multiple processors and multiple cores to
diff --git a/pigz.c b/pigz.c
index a35a645..db893db 100644
--- a/pigz.c
+++ b/pigz.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* pigz.c -- parallel implementation of gzip
  * Copyright (C) 2007-2016 Mark Adler
- * Version 2.3.4  1 Oct 2016  Mark Adler
+ * Version 2.3.5  xx Dec 2016  Mark Adler
  */
 
 /*
@@ -181,9 +181,10 @@
                        Permit named pipes as input (e.g. made by mkfifo())
                        Fix a bug in -r directory traversal
                        Add warning for a zip file entry 4 GiB or larger
+   2.3.5  xx Dec 2016  -
  */
 
-#define VERSION "pigz 2.3.4\n"
+#define VERSION "pigz 2.3.5x\n"
 
 /* To-do:
     - make source portable for Windows, VMS, etc. (see gzip source code)
diff --git a/pigz.spec b/pigz.spec
index bcae3e0..8ede8e9 100644
--- a/pigz.spec
+++ b/pigz.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: pigz is a parallel implementation of gzip which utilizes multiple cores
 Name: pigz
-Version: 2.3.4
+Version: 2.3.5
 Release: 1
 Source0: %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 License: zlib