diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6793ff13..aea035de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-## [4.35.3](https://github.com/bmadcode/BMAD-METHOD/compare/v4.35.2...v4.35.3) (2025-08-06)
+# [4.36.0](https://github.com/bmadcode/BMAD-METHOD/compare/v4.35.3...v4.36.0) (2025-08-09)
 
 
+### Features
+
+* modularize flattener tool into separate components with improved project root detection ([#417](https://github.com/bmadcode/BMAD-METHOD/issues/417)) ([0fdbca7](https://github.com/bmadcode/BMAD-METHOD/commit/0fdbca73fc60e306109f682f018e105e2b4623a2))
+
+## [4.35.3](https://github.com/bmadcode/BMAD-METHOD/compare/v4.35.2...v4.35.3) (2025-08-06)
+
 ### Bug Fixes
 
-* doc location improvement ([1676f51](https://github.com/bmadcode/BMAD-METHOD/commit/1676f5189ed057fa2d7facbd6a771fe67cdb6372))
+- doc location improvement ([1676f51](https://github.com/bmadcode/BMAD-METHOD/commit/1676f5189ed057fa2d7facbd6a771fe67cdb6372))
 
 ## [4.35.2](https://github.com/bmadcode/BMAD-METHOD/compare/v4.35.1...v4.35.2) (2025-08-06)
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f99619f9..00c11349 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "bmad-method",
-  "version": "4.35.3",
+  "version": "4.36.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "bmad-method",
-      "version": "4.35.3",
+      "version": "4.36.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@kayvan/markdown-tree-parser": "^1.5.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 65de6041..aa1b4667 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bmad-method",
-  "version": "4.35.3",
+  "version": "4.36.0",
   "description": "Breakthrough Method of Agile AI-driven Development",
   "main": "tools/cli.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/tools/installer/package.json b/tools/installer/package.json
index 5323d321..1ec9b1f4 100644
--- a/tools/installer/package.json
+++ b/tools/installer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bmad-method",
-  "version": "4.35.3",
+  "version": "4.36.0",
   "description": "BMad Method installer - AI-powered Agile development framework",
   "main": "lib/installer.js",
   "bin": {