diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 4e5cf9df..d9e91924 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 3.6.1
+current_version = 3.6.2
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/.cookiecutterrc b/.cookiecutterrc
index b5bb0c1a..e6cb3326 100644
--- a/.cookiecutterrc
+++ b/.cookiecutterrc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ default_context:
     sphinx_doctest: "no"
     sphinx_theme: "sphinx-py3doc-enhanced-theme"
     test_matrix_separate_coverage: "no"
-    version: 3.6.1
+    version: 3.6.2
     version_manager: "bump2version"
     website: "https://github.com/NREL"
     year_from: "2023"
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 56d7dd04..6924cd03 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ Free software: `MIT license <LICENSE>`__
     :alt: Supported implementations
     :target: https://pypi.org/project/geophires-x
 
-.. |commits-since| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/softwareengineerprogrammer/GEOPHIRES-X/v3.6.1.svg
+.. |commits-since| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/softwareengineerprogrammer/GEOPHIRES-X/v3.6.2.svg
     :alt: Commits since latest release
-    :target: https://github.com/softwareengineerprogrammer/GEOPHIRES-X/compare/v3.6.1...main
+    :target: https://github.com/softwareengineerprogrammer/GEOPHIRES-X/compare/v3.6.2...main
 
 .. |docs| image:: https://readthedocs.org/projects/GEOPHIRES-X/badge/?style=flat
     :target: https://nrel.github.io/GEOPHIRES-X
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index a756f774..d3e9b7ae 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 year = '2024'
 author = 'NREL'
 copyright = f'{year}, {author}'
-version = release = '3.6.1'
+version = release = '3.6.2'
 
 pygments_style = 'trac'
 templates_path = ['./templates']
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ef77bb37..434bc54f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def read(*names, **kwargs):
 
 setup(
     name='geophires-x',
-    version='3.6.1',
+    version='3.6.2',
     license='MIT',
     description='GEOPHIRES is a free and open-source geothermal techno-economic simulator.',
     long_description='{}\n{}'.format(
diff --git a/src/geophires_x/Parameter.py b/src/geophires_x/Parameter.py
index f986c870..fd78b1ec 100644
--- a/src/geophires_x/Parameter.py
+++ b/src/geophires_x/Parameter.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from geophires_x.Units import *
 
 _ureg = get_unit_registry()
+_DISABLE_FOREX_API = True  # See https://github.com/NREL/GEOPHIRES-X/issues/236#issuecomment-2414681434
 
 class HasQuantity(ABC):
 
@@ -500,15 +501,19 @@ def ConvertUnits(ParamToModify, strUnit: str, model) -> str:
 
         try:
             # if we come here, we have a currency conversion to do (USD->EUR, etc.).
+
+            if _DISABLE_FOREX_API:
+                raise RuntimeError('Forex API disabled')
+
             cr = CurrencyRates()
             conv_rate = cr.get_rate(currShort, prefShort)
         except BaseException as ex:
             print(str(ex))
             msg = (
-                f'Error: GEOPHIRES failed to convert your currency for {ParamToModify.Name} to something it '
-                f'understands. You gave {strUnit} - Are these currency units defined for forex-python? or perhaps the '
-                f'currency server is down?  Please change your units to {ParamToModify.PreferredUnits.value} to '
-                f'continue. Cannot continue unless you do.  Exiting.'
+                f'Error: GEOPHIRES failed to convert your currency for {ParamToModify.Name} to something it understands. '
+                f'You gave {strUnit} - conversion may be affected by https://github.com/NREL/GEOPHIRES-X/issues/236. '
+                f'Please change your units to {ParamToModify.PreferredUnits.value} '
+                f'to continue. Cannot continue unless you do. Exiting.'
             )
             print(msg)
             model.logger.critical(str(ex))
@@ -710,6 +715,9 @@ def _parameter_with_currency_units_converted_back_to_preferred_units(param: Para
         # start the currency conversion process
         cc = CurrencyCodes()
         try:
+            if _DISABLE_FOREX_API:
+                raise RuntimeError('Forex API disabled')
+
             cr = CurrencyRates()
             conv_rate = cr.get_rate(currType, prefType)
         except BaseException as ex:
@@ -966,6 +974,9 @@ def ConvertOutputUnits(oparam: OutputParameter, newUnit: Units, model):
 
             raise RuntimeError(msg)
         try:
+            if _DISABLE_FOREX_API:
+                raise RuntimeError('Forex API disabled')
+
             cr = CurrencyRates()
             conv_rate = cr.get_rate(prefShort, currShort)
         except BaseException as ex:
diff --git a/src/geophires_x/__init__.py b/src/geophires_x/__init__.py
index bce59824..575236d7 100644
--- a/src/geophires_x/__init__.py
+++ b/src/geophires_x/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '3.6.1'
+__version__ = '3.6.2'