diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd3cfad98..136f198c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,40 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.37.0] - 2026-01-08
+
+### API-Changes
+
+- JSON-RPC API `get_all_ui_config_keys` to get all "ui.*" config keys ([#7579](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7579)).
+- Add `who_can_call_me` config option.
+- cffi api to create account manager with existing events channel to see events emitted during startup. `dc_event_channel_new`, `dc_event_channel_unref`, `dc_event_channel_get_event_emitter` and `dc_accounts_new_with_event_channel` ([#7609](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7609)).
+
+### Features / Changes
+
+- Config option to skip seen synchronization ([#7694](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7694)).
+- More text instead of sender in channel summary.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Do not rely on Secure-Join header to detect {vc,vg}-request.
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Update instructions to UI where to display the address.
+
+### Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- cargo: bump rsa from 0.9.9 to 0.9.10.
+- Update lru 0.12.3 to 0.12.5 and add RUSTSEC-2026-0002 exception.
+
+### Refactor
+
+- ffi: Replace implicit drop in cffi with explicit `drop(Arc::from_raw(var))` ([#7664](https://github.com/chatmail/core/pull/7664)).
+
+### Tests
+
+- Regression test for vc-request encrypted by the server.
+- Test that channel summary does not have sender name.
+
 ## [2.36.0] - 2026-01-03
 
 ### CI
@@ -7507,3 +7542,4 @@ https://github.com/chatmail/core/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed
 [2.34.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.33.0..v2.34.0
 [2.35.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.34.0..v2.35.0
 [2.36.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.35.0..v2.36.0
+[2.37.0]: https://github.com/chatmail/core/compare/v2.36.0..v2.37.0
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fabddf343..bb6b29475 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "2.36.0"
+version = "2.37.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "astral-tokio-tar",
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "2.36.0"
+version = "2.37.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel 2.5.0",
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "2.36.0"
+version = "2.37.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "2.36.0"
+version = "2.37.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "2.36.0"
+version = "2.37.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5b2655a6c..779da0d4e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "2.36.0"
+version = "2.37.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 rust-version = "1.88"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index df756728d..db9fed826 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "2.36.0"
+version = "2.37.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 edition = "2018"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
index 705b47a56..48873fb70 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "2.36.0"
+version = "2.37.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC API"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
index 865c15190..6b3598f54 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "dist/deltachat.d.ts",
-  "version": "2.36.0"
+  "version": "2.37.0"
 }
diff --git a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
index 5aa0b6f9a..a6a58d959 100644
--- a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "2.36.0"
+version = "2.37.0"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/chatmail/core"
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
index 4d5f9074d..26a10c056 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-client"
-version = "2.36.0"
+version = "2.37.0"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 description = "Python client for Delta Chat core JSON-RPC interface"
 classifiers = [
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
index f866534bc..60a717f8a 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "2.36.0"
+version = "2.37.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC server"
 edition = "2021"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json b/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
index ff28fa70a..9b495e354 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/npm-package/package.json
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
-  "version": "2.36.0"
+  "version": "2.37.0"
 }
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 6fb421202..0d6fb836e 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "2.36.0"
+version = "2.37.0"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 description = "Python bindings for the Delta Chat Core library using CFFI against the Rust-implemented libdeltachat"
 readme = "README.rst"
diff --git a/release-date.in b/release-date.in
index 707442047..361e2da51 100644
--- a/release-date.in
+++ b/release-date.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2026-01-03
\ No newline at end of file
+2026-01-08
\ No newline at end of file