diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/test.ecs-cluster.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/test.ecs-cluster.ts
index 4ab9a98ee8aa4..cf9043fc8f13d 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/test.ecs-cluster.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/test/test.ecs-cluster.ts
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ export = {
        Name: 'foo.com',
     }));
 
-    test.equal(cluster.defaultNamespace!.type, cloudmap.NamespaceType.DNS_PUBLIC);
+    test.equal(cluster.defaultCloudMapNamespace!.type, cloudmap.NamespaceType.DNS_PUBLIC);
 
     test.done();
   },
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/test/test.synthesis.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/test/test.synthesis.ts
index 4da477d69c07c..90aa0102d44c2 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/test/test.synthesis.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/test/test.synthesis.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export = {
     ]);
     test.deepEqual(readJson(session.directory, 'foo.json'), { bar: 123 });
     test.deepEqual(session.manifest, {
-      version: '0.34.0',
+      version: '0.36.0',
       artifacts: {
         'my-random-construct': {
           type: 'aws:cloudformation:stack',
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/cloud-assembly.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/cloud-assembly.ts
index cc48c79cdacc7..6412a42d16dbe 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/cloud-assembly.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/cloud-assembly.ts
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export class CloudAssemblyBuilder {
 
     // "backwards compatibility": in order for the old CLI to tell the user they
     // need a new version, we'll emit the legacy manifest with only "version".
-    // this will result in an error "CDK Toolkit >= 0.34.0 is required in order to interact with this program."
+    // this will result in an error "CDK Toolkit >= CLOUD_ASSEMBLY_VERSION is required in order to interact with this program."
     fs.writeFileSync(path.join(this.outdir, 'cdk.out'), JSON.stringify({ version: CLOUD_ASSEMBLY_VERSION }));
 
     return new CloudAssembly(this.outdir);
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/versioning.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/versioning.ts
index f5d2be483dc91..ae684a8361bc0 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/versioning.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/versioning.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import semver = require('semver');
  *   updated (as the current verison in package.json has already been released!)
  * - The request does not have versioning yet, only the response.
  */
-export const CLOUD_ASSEMBLY_VERSION = '0.34.0';
+export const CLOUD_ASSEMBLY_VERSION = '0.36.0';
 
 /**
  * Look at the type of response we get and upgrade it to the latest expected version
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/__snapshots__/cloud-assembly.test.js.snap b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/__snapshots__/cloud-assembly.test.js.snap
index 76fbb4eeb9785..c80da3f4d669b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/__snapshots__/cloud-assembly.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/__snapshots__/cloud-assembly.test.js.snap
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Array [
 
 exports[`empty assembly 1`] = `
 Object {
-  "version": "0.34.0",
+  "version": "0.36.0",
 }
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/cloud-assembly.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/cloud-assembly.test.ts
index 3f66e6c38f215..87ef7f7da341b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/cloud-assembly.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/cloud-assembly.test.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ test('fails for invalid dependencies', () => {
 });
 
 test('verifyManifestVersion', () => {
-  verifyManifestVersion('0.34.0');
-  expect(() => verifyManifestVersion('0.31.0')).toThrow('CDK CLI can only be used with apps created by CDK >= 0.34.0');
-  expect(() => verifyManifestVersion('0.35.0')).toThrow('CDK CLI >= 0.35.0 is required to interact with this app');
+  verifyManifestVersion(CLOUD_ASSEMBLY_VERSION);
+  expect(() => verifyManifestVersion('0.31.0')).toThrow(`CDK CLI can only be used with apps created by CDK >= ${CLOUD_ASSEMBLY_VERSION}`);
+  expect(() => verifyManifestVersion('99.99.99')).toThrow(`CDK CLI >= 99.99.99 is required to interact with this app`);
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/assets/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/assets/manifest.json
index 7a82e769c79e4..353fb533e0d85 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/assets/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/assets/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.34.0",
+  "version": "0.36.0",
   "artifacts": {
     "MyStackName": {
       "type": "aws:cloudformation:stack",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/depends/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/depends/manifest.json
index a611f4b5b62b3..d33226288d567 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/depends/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/depends/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.34.0",
+  "version": "0.36.0",
   "artifacts": {
     "StackA": {
       "type": "aws:cloudformation:stack",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/empty/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/empty/manifest.json
index 11b30463aa234..066fd21aa9379 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/empty/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/empty/manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.34.0"
+  "version": "0.36.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/invalid-artifact-type/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/invalid-artifact-type/manifest.json
index 0c92139477a1d..3f62abc47b4c0 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/invalid-artifact-type/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/invalid-artifact-type/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.34.0",
+  "version": "0.36.0",
   "artifacts": {
     "MyArt": {
       "type": "who:am:i",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/invalid-depends/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/invalid-depends/manifest.json
index 2f15a7b00a313..adfb3c85ac697 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/invalid-depends/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/invalid-depends/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.34.0",
+  "version": "0.36.0",
   "artifacts": {
     "StackA": {
       "type": "aws:cloudformation:stack",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/invalid-env-format/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/invalid-env-format/manifest.json
index db458ca00d7b5..89ad8f9c5296e 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/invalid-env-format/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/invalid-env-format/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.34.0",
+  "version": "0.36.0",
   "artifacts": {
     "MyStackName": {
       "type": "aws:cloudformation:stack",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/logical-id-map/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/logical-id-map/manifest.json
index 063f712757085..18901db071707 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/logical-id-map/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/logical-id-map/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.34.0",
+  "version": "0.36.0",
   "artifacts": {
     "MyStackName": {
       "type": "aws:cloudformation:stack",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/messages/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/messages/manifest.json
index d90c854d19241..c5e99392312c9 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/messages/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/messages/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.34.0",
+  "version": "0.36.0",
   "artifacts": {
     "MyStackName": {
       "type": "aws:cloudformation:stack",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/missing-context/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/missing-context/manifest.json
index 033e0298244b1..70eaa1758b4df 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/missing-context/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/missing-context/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.34.0",
+  "version": "0.36.0",
   "missing": {
     "key": "missing:context:key",
     "provider": "context-provider",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/multiple-stacks/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/multiple-stacks/manifest.json
index 419fb9720861e..054e01f01204d 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/multiple-stacks/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/multiple-stacks/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.34.0",
+  "version": "0.36.0",
   "artifacts": {
     "MyStackName": {
       "type": "aws:cloudformation:stack",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/single-stack/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/single-stack/manifest.json
index 52431c4ec78f0..fc95445f48e0c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/single-stack/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/single-stack/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.34.0",
+  "version": "0.36.0",
   "artifacts": {
     "MyStackName": {
       "type": "aws:cloudformation:stack",
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/stack-without-params/manifest.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/stack-without-params/manifest.json
index 1a13623b27127..162f05483a9f5 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/stack-without-params/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/fixtures/stack-without-params/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.34.0",
+  "version": "0.36.0",
   "artifacts": {
     "MyStackName": {
       "type": "aws:cloudformation:stack",