diff --git a/tools/release/bins.pl b/tools/release/bins.pl
index ab8282051c..0a92e7d8d4 100755
--- a/tools/release/bins.pl
+++ b/tools/release/bins.pl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
-$version="3.5RC";
+$version="3.6RC";
 
 require "tools/builds.pm";
 
diff --git a/tools/release/manuals.pl b/tools/release/manuals.pl
index 368d31ac0b..59fbdaeb4b 100755
--- a/tools/release/manuals.pl
+++ b/tools/release/manuals.pl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 
-$version="3.0";
+$version="3.6RC";
 
 my $verbose;
 if($ARGV[0] eq "-v") {
diff --git a/tools/release/tarball.sh b/tools/release/tarball.sh
index 21335dd954..a942229a75 100755
--- a/tools/release/tarball.sh
+++ b/tools/release/tarball.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-version="3.0"
+version="3.6RC"
 
 srcdir=.
 tempdir=rockbox-temp
diff --git a/tools/release/voices.pl b/tools/release/voices.pl
index a5349618bb..a92476a346 100755
--- a/tools/release/voices.pl
+++ b/tools/release/voices.pl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 
-$version="3.0";
+$version="3.6RC";
 
 my $verbose;
 if($ARGV[0] eq "-v") {
diff --git a/tools/version.sh b/tools/version.sh
index 2e75004901..7c1644c6e3 100755
--- a/tools/version.sh
+++ b/tools/version.sh
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ bzrversion() {
     echo "${version}${mod}"
 }
 
+# XXX: Don't run the scripts and just display the release version
+echo "3.6RC"
+exit 0
+
 #
 # First locate the top of the src tree (passed in usually)
 #