diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e33a8f77e06f0..ab2802ccee1e7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,21 @@ breaking changes in the upcoming 4.x release. This release is scheduled for
 **NOTE**: Please refer to the [V3 Migration Guide](/doc/v3-migration-guide.md) 
 for details on updating existing applications using v1.x.y or v2.x.y.
 
-## v3.5.0 - TBD
+## v3.5.0 - 2026-05
+
+### [Bigtable](/google/cloud/bigtable/README.md)
+
+- fix(bigtable): treat NOT_FOUND and PERMISSION_DENIED on channel refresh as success ([#16086](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-cpp/pull/16086))
+- feat(bigtable): add DeadlineOption ([#16085](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-cpp/pull/16085))
+
+### [Storage](/google/cloud/storage/README.md)
+
+- fix(storage): Reset write offset on gRPC BidiWriteObject resumable uploads ([#16083](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-cpp/pull/16083))
+- fix(storage): Handle request transformation after gRPC BidiWriteObject redirects ([#16073](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-cpp/pull/16073))
+
+### [Google APIs interface definitions](https://github.com/googleapis/googleapis)
+
+- This release is based on definitions as of [2026-04-22T13:12:27-07:00](https://github.com/googleapis/googleapis/tree/20ac242a6b3a723cb10c1a0201209261addaf7d8)
 
 ## v3.4.0 - 2026-04
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ce073fe9de0b..2d1add1660d97 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ project(
     google-cloud-cpp
     VERSION 3.5.0
     LANGUAGES CXX)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE "rc")
+set(PROJECT_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE "")
 
 if (NOT "${PROJECT_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE}" STREQUAL "")
     set(PROJECT_VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION}-${PROJECT_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE}")
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 59a6cea78cb44..eacb553f05f10 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 module(
     name = "google_cloud_cpp",
-    version = "3.5.0-rc",  # Updated by CMake
+    version = "3.5.0",  # Updated by CMake
     compatibility_level = 3,  # Updated by CMake
 )
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/internal/version_info.h b/google/cloud/internal/version_info.h
index 27173b2d238b8..a5da29f15f5fb 100644
--- a/google/cloud/internal/version_info.h
+++ b/google/cloud/internal/version_info.h
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
 #define GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_VERSION_MINOR 5
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(modernize-macro-to-enum)
 #define GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_VERSION_PATCH 0
-#define GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE "rc"
+#define GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_VERSION_PRE_RELEASE ""
 
 #endif  // GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_GOOGLE_CLOUD_INTERNAL_VERSION_INFO_H