diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 631b677104..87ea7332cf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # 3.14.0 introduced NAME_WLE
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14.0)
-project(notcurses VERSION 2.3.4
+project(notcurses VERSION 2.3.5
   DESCRIPTION "Blingful UI for modern terminal emulators"
   HOMEPAGE_URL "https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php/notcurses"
   LANGUAGES C CXX)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 7821567477..d3924c9b29 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 This document attempts to list user-visible changes and any major internal
 rearrangements of Notcurses.
 
-* 2.3.5 (not yet released)
+* 2.3.5 (2021-06-23)
   * Happy day! The terminal interrogation routines in the initialization code 
     have been completely revamped. The first outcome of this is that Sixel
     parameters are now opportunistically read at startup, and thus there is
diff --git a/cffi/notcurses-pydemo.1.md b/cffi/notcurses-pydemo.1.md
index 9cbc4ec98c..3f4d31cf32 100644
--- a/cffi/notcurses-pydemo.1.md
+++ b/cffi/notcurses-pydemo.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-pydemo(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/cffi/setup.py b/cffi/setup.py
index 4b3aeb48c7..0fb9258884 100644
--- a/cffi/setup.py
+++ b/cffi/setup.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def read(fname):
 
 setup(
     name="notcurses",
-    version="2.3.4",
+    version="2.3.5",
     packages=['notcurses'],
     scripts=['notcurses-pydemo', 'ncdirect-pydemo'],
     package_dir={'': 'src'},
diff --git a/doc/Doxyfile b/doc/Doxyfile
index 8528188439..744757dcf9 100644
--- a/doc/Doxyfile
+++ b/doc/Doxyfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = Notcurses
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2.3.4
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2.3.5
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/doc/man/index.html b/doc/man/index.html
index ba59ce6bab..7ab6fbd739 100644
--- a/doc/man/index.html
+++ b/doc/man/index.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   </div>
   <hr>
   <iframe align="right" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dcjkezf1ARY" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
-  <h2><a href="https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php/Notcurses">notcurses</a> manual pages (<a href="https://github.com/dankamongmen/notcurses/releases/tag/v2.3.4">v2.3.4</a>)</h2>
+  <h2><a href="https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php/Notcurses">notcurses</a> manual pages (<a href="https://github.com/dankamongmen/notcurses/releases/tag/v2.3.5">v2.3.5</a>)</h2>
   <a href="notcurses.3.html">notcurses(3)</a>—a blingful TUI library<br/>
   <h3>Executables (section 1)</h3>
   <a href="ncls.1.html">ncls</a>—list files, displaying multimedia along with them<br/>
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ncls.1.md b/doc/man/man1/ncls.1.md
index 1264d1307c..5edfb13a22 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ncls.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ncls.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % ncls(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ncneofetch.1.md b/doc/man/man1/ncneofetch.1.md
index 0c73ed6475..4562fc5f7c 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ncneofetch.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ncneofetch.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % ncneofetch(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ncplayer.1.md b/doc/man/man1/ncplayer.1.md
index d48a85fe4a..c69d598959 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ncplayer.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ncplayer.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % ncplayer(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/nctetris.1.md b/doc/man/man1/nctetris.1.md
index d8bdde0aa6..48accca0a7 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/nctetris.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/nctetris.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % nctetris(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-demo.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-demo.1.md
index 8ddd39a53c..2c63a22e7f 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-demo.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-demo.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-demo(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-info.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-info.1.md
index 0693d84299..64ddc3a7be 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-info.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-info.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-info(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md
index 76965f8a7b..c073a745d3 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-input.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-input(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tester.1.md b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tester.1.md
index c6373eaafa..0985930955 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tester.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/notcurses-tester.1.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses-tester(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md
index 29cdf97c80..41cf7128b8 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_capabilities.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_capabilities.3.md
index eba29bc36a..3e49eda45a 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_capabilities.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_capabilities.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_capabilities(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_cell.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_cell.3.md
index e6efe47268..8aa7cdc561 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_cell.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_cell.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_cell(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_channels.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_channels.3.md
index a790b42cd0..b1714a355d 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_channels.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_channels.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_channels(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_core.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_core.3.md
index c39ad5d774..92fd4334de 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_core.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_core.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_core(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_direct.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_direct.3.md
index e1cb00f795..a646981f20 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_direct.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_direct.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_direct(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fade.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fade.3.md
index adece887d0..3c49e75ea5 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fade.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fade.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_fade(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fds.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fds.3.md
index a88874cbb0..b265bb315b 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fds.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_fds.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_fds(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_init.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_init.3.md
index 7829d2093c..56f373b74b 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_init.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_init.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_init(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md
index ceec76ac9f..75aaa9694a 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_input.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_input(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_lines.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_lines.3.md
index b34a5dba2f..f13ed333ca 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_lines.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_lines.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_lines(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md
index bdebc6733d..3e91c8c5a7 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_menu.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_menu(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_metric.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_metric.3.md
index 56aa23cd12..15dbfc90b7 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_metric.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_metric.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_metric(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_multiselector.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_multiselector.3.md
index a3602f8851..d96192df16 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_multiselector.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_multiselector.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_multiselector(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_output.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_output.3.md
index a93085f71c..daf5fb0ba8 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_output.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_output.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_output(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_palette.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_palette.3.md
index 93538813a6..41b511dc5b 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_palette.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_palette.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_palette(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plane.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plane.3.md
index f4b5edbb77..852653d4e2 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plane.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plane.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_plane(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plot.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plot.3.md
index 09883502fc..8d254a3e75 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plot.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_plot.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_plot(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reader.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reader.3.md
index 762610dc3b..a396219490 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reader.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reader.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_reader(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reel.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reel.3.md
index 06966a4842..9fb71eff77 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reel.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_reel.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_reel(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_refresh.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_refresh.3.md
index 00a118ebf4..4814c2b17c 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_refresh.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_refresh.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_refresh(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_render.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_render.3.md
index 9fa8f08bbb..787e945d75 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_render.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_render.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_render(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_selector.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_selector.3.md
index c278c2a7fc..939dcb38dd 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_selector.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_selector.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_selector(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stats.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stats.3.md
index 77a79bac27..503272f56d 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stats.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stats.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_stats(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stdplane.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stdplane.3.md
index 9af91365ae..712c47cb38 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stdplane.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stdplane.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_stdplane(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stop.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stop.3.md
index 76892a6f5f..41c2de614c 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stop.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_stop.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_stop(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_tabbed.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_tabbed.3.md
index 6a22c1f234..e8d5e9e550 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_tabbed.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_tabbed.3.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 % notcurses_tabbed(3)
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_tree.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_tree.3.md
index 49640cdb97..067cc1e5f8 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_tree.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_tree.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_tree(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 
diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_visual.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_visual.3.md
index e705a7058c..f6a2977296 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses_visual.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses_visual.3.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % notcurses_visual(3)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
-% v2.3.4
+% v2.3.5
 
 # NAME
 notcurses_visual - notcurses multimedia
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index 24b1a016e5..26d8b3b9a7 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "libnotcurses-sys"
-version = "2.3.4"
+version = "2.3.5"
 authors = [
     "nick black <dankamongmen@gmail.com>",
 		"José Luis Cruz <joseluis@andamira.net>"
diff --git a/rust/build/build.rs b/rust/build/build.rs
index 62749b70a6..53df8e0559 100644
--- a/rust/build/build.rs
+++ b/rust/build/build.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 // largely taken from https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-bindgen/tutorial-3.html
 fn main() {
     let plib = pkg_config::Config::new()
-        .atleast_version("2.3.4")
+        .atleast_version("2.3.5")
         .probe("notcurses")
         .unwrap();