diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b805e9a83..3cf104e93 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.4.1"
+  ".": "3.5.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aeae3d8b9..bb63e6755 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.5.0](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/compare/v3.4.1...v3.5.0) (2026-07-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add access metrics section to HCA analytics report ([#4880](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4880)) ([15813b6](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/15813b6fd3d0eb407a8637f96502720e5ac0047d))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* prettier-ignore tsconfig.json so next build reformatting doesn't fail check-format ([#4885](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4885)) ([#4886](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4886)) ([afa4f46](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/afa4f469f87660d2551817b015aa5fd1f2fd4754))
+* replace Zendesk FAB with help page link for HCA DCP ([#4882](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4882)) ([9de27e3](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/9de27e347b66ee02284c94cacd2c0424ceb42d36))
+* replace zendesk support form with anvil portal help link ([#4873](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4873)) ([ae4261a](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/ae4261ace6afd2dd29d6e4dad0322243098c1b4a))
+* replace zendesk support form with anvil portal help link [#4872](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4872) ([ae4261a](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/ae4261ace6afd2dd29d6e4dad0322243098c1b4a))
+* update default catalog to anvil14 ([#4887](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4887)) ([915dc1c](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/915dc1c3357e3fd46f55b04e0f491830762c3c40))
+* update default catalog to anvil14 [#4883](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4883) ([915dc1c](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/915dc1c3357e3fd46f55b04e0f491830762c3c40))
+* upgrade to next.js 16 + new findable-ui major (phase 2 from findable-ui[#952](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/952)) ([#4876](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4876)) ([#4878](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4878)) ([4044a02](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/4044a02196dd502830c94733b97e1c1c4d3913da))
+
+
+### Code Refactoring
+
+* render view-builder components as jsx elements instead of plain function calls (rules-of-hooks) ([#4877](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4877)) ([#4884](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4884)) ([7c33510](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/7c335107029ad56824f7ed50515935e2272afd2e))
+
 ## [3.4.1](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/compare/v3.4.0...v3.4.1) (2026-06-25)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 001a2c094..9e54625e7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "explorer",
-  "version": "3.4.1",
+  "version": "3.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "explorer",
-      "version": "3.4.1",
+      "version": "3.5.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@databiosphere/findable-ui": "^54.1.0",
         "@emotion/react": "^11",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0051e2d65..1ad403cdf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "explorer",
-  "version": "3.4.1",
+  "version": "3.5.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev:anvil-catalog": "./scripts/dev.sh anvil-catalog dev && ./scripts/set-version.sh dev && next dev --webpack",