diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f8adcb47..3205690e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ Until May 2022 (inclusive) no changelog was kept. We might try to reconstruct it
 
 ### Changed
 
-
 * python: Require at least 3.12.12 in prefer_system_check
+* ROOT: Update to 6.36.08
 * defaults-actstracking: Removed all overrides unrelated to ACTS or C++20.
 * ACTS: Disabled all GEANT4 build options required for examples.
 * Move to C++20
diff --git a/root.sh b/root.sh
index d8a7aa5e..c226ae83 100644
--- a/root.sh
+++ b/root.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package: ROOT
 version: "%(tag_basename)s%(defaults_upper)s"
-tag: v6-36-06
+tag: v6-36-08
 source: https://github.com/root-project/root
 requires:
 - GSL