diff --git a/spacy/about.py b/spacy/about.py
index 7c0a59b4e..cad6158da 100644
--- a/spacy/about.py
+++ b/spacy/about.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # fmt: off
 __title__ = "spacy"
-__version__ = "3.6.0.dev1"
+__version__ = "3.6.0"
 __download_url__ = "https://github.com/explosion/spacy-models/releases/download"
 __compatibility__ = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/explosion/spacy-models/master/compatibility.json"
 __projects__ = "https://github.com/explosion/projects"
diff --git a/spacy/tests/test_cli.py b/spacy/tests/test_cli.py
index 88d3ffa45..b1b1b8844 100644
--- a/spacy/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/spacy/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@ def test_string_to_list_intify(value):
     assert string_to_list(value, intify=True) == [1, 2, 3]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Temporarily skip before models are published")
 def test_download_compatibility():
     spec = SpecifierSet("==" + about.__version__)
     spec.prereleases = False
@@ -707,6 +708,7 @@ def test_download_compatibility():
         assert get_minor_version(about.__version__) == get_minor_version(version)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Temporarily skip before models are published")
 def test_validate_compatibility_table():
     spec = SpecifierSet("==" + about.__version__)
     spec.prereleases = False