diff --git a/build/UmbracoVersion.txt b/build/UmbracoVersion.txt
index fb5bd21841..d98849bbab 100644
--- a/build/UmbracoVersion.txt
+++ b/build/UmbracoVersion.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Usage: on line 2 put the release version, on line 3 put the version comment (example: beta) 
 7.6.0
-alpha035
\ No newline at end of file
+alpha036
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/SolutionInfo.cs b/src/SolutionInfo.cs
index e3d25ed138..ffc754215f 100644
--- a/src/SolutionInfo.cs
+++ b/src/SolutionInfo.cs
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ using System.Resources;
 [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
 
 [assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("7.6.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("7.6.0-alpha035")]
\ No newline at end of file
+[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("7.6.0-alpha036")]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoVersion.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoVersion.cs
index aa9df836d5..c3eea148aa 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoVersion.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/UmbracoVersion.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration
         /// Gets the version comment (like beta or RC).
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The version comment.</value>
-        public static string CurrentComment { get { return "alpha035"; } }
+        public static string CurrentComment { get { return "alpha036"; } }
 
         // Get the version of the umbraco.dll by looking at a class in that dll
         // Had to do it like this due to medium trust issues, see: http://haacked.com/archive/2010/11/04/assembly-location-and-medium-trust.aspx
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/StringExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/StringExtensions.cs
index 27de06c371..225ac99ff7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="input"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        internal static bool DetectIsJson(this string input)
+        public static bool DetectIsJson(this string input)
         {
             input = input.Trim();
             return (input.StartsWith("{") && input.EndsWith("}"))