diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98da947b..eee0e6e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Note: In this file, do not use the hard wrap in the middle of a sentence for com
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- Update `protoc@latest` to 3.36.1.
+
 - Update `coreutils@latest` to 0.11.0.
 
 ## [2.87.3] - 2026-09-01
diff --git a/manifests/protoc.json b/manifests/protoc.json
index 5e95096b..bc5d0a40 100644
--- a/manifests/protoc.json
+++ b/manifests/protoc.json
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   "rust_crate": null,
   "template": null,
   "latest": {
-    "version": "3.36.0"
+    "version": "3.36.1"
   },
   "3": {
-    "version": "3.36.0"
+    "version": "3.36.1"
   },
   "3.36": {
-    "version": "3.36.0"
+    "version": "3.36.1"
   },
   "3.36.1": {
     "x86_64_linux_gnu": {