diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 243274abd6..009730b99f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# v36.0.0a2
+
+Kubernetes API Version: v1.36.0
+
+
 # v36.0.0a1
 
 Kubernetes API Version: v1.36.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b013653552..277f149676 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ supported versions of Kubernetes clusters.
 - [client 33.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/33.1.0/): Kubernetes 1.32 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.33 (✓), Kubernetes 1.34 or above (+-)
 - [client 34.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/34.1.0/): Kubernetes 1.33 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.34 (✓), Kubernetes 1.35 or above (+-)
 - [client 35.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/35.0.0/): Kubernetes 1.34 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.35 (✓), Kubernetes 1.36 or above (+-)
-- [client 36.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/36.0.0a1/): Kubernetes 1.35 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.36 (✓), Kubernetes 1.37 or above (+-)
+- [client 36.y.z](https://pypi.org/project/kubernetes/36.0.0a2/): Kubernetes 1.35 or below (+-), Kubernetes 1.36 (✓), Kubernetes 1.37 or above (+-)
 
 
 > See [here](#homogenizing-the-kubernetes-python-client-versions) for an explanation of why there is no v13-v16 release.
diff --git a/kubernetes/README.md b/kubernetes/README.md
index 41373c282a..86c1b2c422 100644
--- a/kubernetes/README.md
+++ b/kubernetes/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ No description provided (generated by Openapi Generator https://github.com/opena
 This Python package is automatically generated by the [OpenAPI Generator](https://openapi-generator.tech) project:
 
 - API version: release-1.36
-- Package version: 36.0.0a1
+- Package version: 36.0.0a2
 - Build package: org.openapitools.codegen.languages.PythonLegacyClientCodegen
 
 ## Requirements.
diff --git a/kubernetes/__init__.py b/kubernetes/__init__.py
index c00af7efbf..896db73efa 100644
--- a/kubernetes/__init__.py
+++ b/kubernetes/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 __project__ = 'kubernetes'
 # The version is auto-updated. Please do not edit.
-__version__ = "36.0.0a1"
+__version__ = "36.0.0a2"
 
 from . import client
 from . import config
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/__init__.py b/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
index 76669baf4a..7c4e25b555 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-__version__ = "36.0.0a1"
+__version__ = "36.0.0a2"
 
 # import apis into sdk package
 from kubernetes.client.api.well_known_api import WellKnownApi
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/api_client.py b/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
index d2fdd6bda7..0d6d5203ce 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def __init__(self, configuration=None, header_name=None, header_value=None,
             self.default_headers[header_name] = header_value
         self.cookie = cookie
         # Set default User-Agent.
-        self.user_agent = 'OpenAPI-Generator/36.0.0a1/python'
+        self.user_agent = 'OpenAPI-Generator/36.0.0a2/python'
         self.client_side_validation = configuration.client_side_validation
 
     def __enter__(self):
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/configuration.py b/kubernetes/client/configuration.py
index fe8e1a2083..6390786093 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/configuration.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/configuration.py
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ def to_debug_report(self):
                "OS: {env}\n"\
                "Python Version: {pyversion}\n"\
                "Version of the API: release-1.36\n"\
-               "SDK Package Version: 36.0.0a1".\
+               "SDK Package Version: 36.0.0a2".\
                format(env=sys.platform, pyversion=sys.version)
 
     def get_host_settings(self):
diff --git a/kubernetes_asyncio/README.md b/kubernetes_asyncio/README.md
index d3d2deeb80..650f9e1045 100644
--- a/kubernetes_asyncio/README.md
+++ b/kubernetes_asyncio/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ No description provided (generated by Openapi Generator https://github.com/opena
 This Python package is automatically generated by the [OpenAPI Generator](https://openapi-generator.tech) project:
 
 - API version: release-1.36
-- Package version: 36.0.0a1
+- Package version: 36.0.0a2
 - Build package: org.openapitools.codegen.languages.PythonLegacyClientCodegen
 
 ## Requirements.
diff --git a/kubernetes_asyncio/__init__.py b/kubernetes_asyncio/__init__.py
index 9860b02854..0b0782271e 100644
--- a/kubernetes_asyncio/__init__.py
+++ b/kubernetes_asyncio/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 __project__ = "kubernetes_asyncio"
 # The version is auto-updated. Please do not edit.
-__version__ = "36.0.0a1"
+__version__ = "36.0.0a2"
 
 import kubernetes_asyncio.client as client
 
diff --git a/kubernetes_asyncio/client/__init__.py b/kubernetes_asyncio/client/__init__.py
index 2d9bc96af9..cf622726d0 100644
--- a/kubernetes_asyncio/client/__init__.py
+++ b/kubernetes_asyncio/client/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-__version__ = "36.0.0a1"
+__version__ = "36.0.0a2"
 
 # import apis into sdk package
 from kubernetes_asyncio.client.api.well_known_api import WellKnownApi
diff --git a/kubernetes_asyncio/client/api_client.py b/kubernetes_asyncio/client/api_client.py
index 60bc8f5e37..5374315ad3 100644
--- a/kubernetes_asyncio/client/api_client.py
+++ b/kubernetes_asyncio/client/api_client.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def __init__(self, configuration=None, header_name=None, header_value=None,
             self.default_headers[header_name] = header_value
         self.cookie = cookie
         # Set default User-Agent.
-        self.user_agent = 'OpenAPI-Generator/36.0.0a1/python'
+        self.user_agent = 'OpenAPI-Generator/36.0.0a2/python'
         self.client_side_validation = configuration.client_side_validation
 
     async def __aenter__(self):
diff --git a/kubernetes_asyncio/client/api_client.py.orig b/kubernetes_asyncio/client/api_client.py.orig
index fff27f376d..a365d2274d 100644
--- a/kubernetes_asyncio/client/api_client.py.orig
+++ b/kubernetes_asyncio/client/api_client.py.orig
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ApiClient(object):
             self.default_headers[header_name] = header_value
         self.cookie = cookie
         # Set default User-Agent.
-        self.user_agent = 'OpenAPI-Generator/36.0.0a1/python'
+        self.user_agent = 'OpenAPI-Generator/36.0.0a2/python'
         self.client_side_validation = configuration.client_side_validation
 
     async def __aenter__(self):
diff --git a/kubernetes_asyncio/client/configuration.py b/kubernetes_asyncio/client/configuration.py
index ba8c16a0d0..743bc3caac 100644
--- a/kubernetes_asyncio/client/configuration.py
+++ b/kubernetes_asyncio/client/configuration.py
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ def to_debug_report(self):
                "OS: {env}\n"\
                "Python Version: {pyversion}\n"\
                "Version of the API: release-1.36\n"\
-               "SDK Package Version: 36.0.0a1".\
+               "SDK Package Version: 36.0.0a2".\
                format(env=sys.platform, pyversion=sys.version)
 
     def get_host_settings(self):
diff --git a/kubernetes_asyncio/client/configuration.py.orig b/kubernetes_asyncio/client/configuration.py.orig
index 2290944af0..8bb178e54a 100644
--- a/kubernetes_asyncio/client/configuration.py.orig
+++ b/kubernetes_asyncio/client/configuration.py.orig
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ conf = client.Configuration(
                "OS: {env}\n"\
                "Python Version: {pyversion}\n"\
                "Version of the API: release-1.36\n"\
-               "SDK Package Version: 36.0.0a1".\
+               "SDK Package Version: 36.0.0a2".\
                format(env=sys.platform, pyversion=sys.version)
 
     def get_host_settings(self):
diff --git a/kubernetes_asyncio/setup.py b/kubernetes_asyncio/setup.py
index 15c1eedad2..740e9792f5 100644
--- a/kubernetes_asyncio/setup.py
+++ b/kubernetes_asyncio/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages  # noqa: H301
 
 NAME = "client"
-VERSION = "36.0.0a1"
+VERSION = "36.0.0a2"
 # To install the library, run the following
 #
 # python setup.py install
diff --git a/scripts/constants.py b/scripts/constants.py
index 0831522c8a..c85e42c064 100644
--- a/scripts/constants.py
+++ b/scripts/constants.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 KUBERNETES_BRANCH = "release-1.36"
 
 # client version for packaging and releasing.
-CLIENT_VERSION = "36.0.0a1"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "36.0.0a2"
 
 # Name of the release package
 PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes"
diff --git a/setup-asyncio.py b/setup-asyncio.py
index 0bf1f8f233..39beacb14a 100644
--- a/setup-asyncio.py
+++ b/setup-asyncio.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 # Do not edit these constants. They will be updated automatically
 # by scripts/update-client.sh.
-CLIENT_VERSION = "36.0.0a1"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "36.0.0a2"
 PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes_asyncio"
 DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "3 - Alpha"
 
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@
     url="https://github.com/kubernetes-client/kubernetes_asyncio",
     keywords=["Swagger", "OpenAPI", "Kubernetes"],
     install_requires=REQUIRES,
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.10",
     tests_require=TESTS_REQUIRES,
     packages=[
         'kubernetes_asyncio',
+        'kubernetes_asyncio.config',
         'kubernetes_asyncio.client',
         'kubernetes_asyncio.client.api',
         'kubernetes_asyncio.client.models'],
@@ -65,5 +66,6 @@
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/setup-release.py b/setup-release.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46cbd14eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup-release.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+# Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from setuptools import setup
+
+# Do not edit these constants. They will be updated automatically
+# by scripts/update-client.sh.
+CLIENT_VERSION = "36.0.0+snapshot"
+PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes"
+DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "3 - Alpha"
+
+# To install the library, run the following
+#
+# python setup.py install
+#
+# prerequisite: setuptools
+# http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
+
+EXTRAS = {
+    'google-auth': ['google-auth>=1.0.1']
+}
+REQUIRES = []
+with open('requirements.txt') as f:
+    for line in f:
+        line, _, _ = line.partition('#')
+        line = line.strip()
+        if not line or line.startswith('setuptools'):
+            continue
+        elif ';' in line:
+            requirement, _, specifier = line.partition(';')
+            for_specifier = EXTRAS.setdefault(':{}'.format(specifier), [])
+            for_specifier.append(requirement)
+        else:
+            REQUIRES.append(line)
+
+with open('test-requirements.txt') as f:
+    TESTS_REQUIRES = f.readlines()
+
+with open('requirements-asyncio.txt') as f:
+    REQUIRES_ASYNCIO = f.readlines()
+
+with open('test-requirements-asyncio.txt') as f:
+    TESTS_REQUIRES_ASYNCIO = f.readlines()
+
+
+setup(
+    name=PACKAGE_NAME,
+    version=CLIENT_VERSION,
+    description="Kubernetes python client",
+    author_email="",
+    author="Kubernetes",
+    license="Apache License Version 2.0",
+    url="https://github.com/kubernetes-client/python",
+    keywords=["Swagger", "OpenAPI", "Kubernetes"],
+    install_requires=REQUIRES+REQUIRES_ASYNCIO,
+    tests_require=TESTS_REQUIRES+TESTS_REQUIRES_ASYNCIO,
+    extras_require=EXTRAS,
+    packages=['kubernetes', 'kubernetes.client', 'kubernetes.config',
+              'kubernetes.watch', 'kubernetes.client.api',
+              'kubernetes.stream', 'kubernetes.client.models',
+              'kubernetes.utils', 'kubernetes.client.apis',
+              'kubernetes.dynamic', 'kubernetes.leaderelection',
+              'kubernetes.leaderelection.resourcelock',
+              'kubernetes_asyncio',
+              'kubernetes_asyncio.config',
+              'kubernetes_asyncio.client',
+              'kubernetes_asyncio.client.api',
+              'kubernetes_asyncio.client.models'
+              ],
+    include_package_data=True,
+    long_description="Python client for kubernetes http://kubernetes.io/",
+    python_requires='>=3.10',
+    classifiers=[
+        "Development Status :: %s" % DEVELOPMENT_STATUS,
+        "Topic :: Utilities",
+        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+        "Intended Audience :: Information Technology",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+        "Programming Language :: Python",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fb248f5220..004972a2e6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 # Do not edit these constants. They will be updated automatically
 # by scripts/update-client.sh.
-CLIENT_VERSION = "36.0.0a1"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "36.0.0a2"
 PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes"
 DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "3 - Alpha"
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
               'kubernetes.leaderelection.resourcelock'],
     include_package_data=True,
     long_description="Python client for kubernetes http://kubernetes.io/",
-    python_requires='>=3.6',
+    python_requires='>=3.10',
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: %s" % DEVELOPMENT_STATUS,
         "Topic :: Utilities",
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
         "Programming Language :: Python",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",