diff --git a/templates/audiobookshelf/.felhom.yml b/templates/audiobookshelf/.felhom.yml
index 658da8b..2e05b78 100644
--- a/templates/audiobookshelf/.felhom.yml
+++ b/templates/audiobookshelf/.felhom.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ subdomain: "audiobooks"
 slug: "audiobookshelf"
 # catalog_since: the date THIS repo last changed this app's pinned images. Any commit that
 # changes an image: line must set this to the same day (see CLAUDE.md).
-catalog_since: "2026-07-18"
+catalog_since: "2026-09-22"
 
 # --- Resource hints (displayed on deploy screen) ---
 resources:
diff --git a/templates/audiobookshelf/docker-compose.yml b/templates/audiobookshelf/docker-compose.yml
index 1def712..a41a7b1 100644
--- a/templates/audiobookshelf/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/templates/audiobookshelf/docker-compose.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 services:
   audiobookshelf:
-    image: ghcr.io/advplyr/audiobookshelf:2.35.1
+    image: ghcr.io/advplyr/audiobookshelf:2.36.1
     container_name: audiobookshelf
     restart: unless-stopped
     # Runs as root (see note above). Restore an escalation boundary: block SUID-based privilege