diff --git a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md
index 1d609f0489318d4a9e1bfaee6a68cec674e04a61..9ea53b8d317e608e1654b3c00a3464ee0bcbbac9 100644
--- a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ## Changes with pybis-1.35.6
 
 - Added metaData attribute handling for sample, sampleType, experiment, experimentType, dataset, datasetType
+- Fixed property assignment to a newly created sample type
+- Updated docs
 
 ## Changes with pybis-1.35.5
 
diff --git a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/README.md b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/README.md
index 739421c0092710392af8b84d3110da06e9ca6db7..20ba1f6a2f70b28e8dfc956bf85df9267cf4b84f 100644
--- a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/README.md
+++ b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/README.md
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ o.get_projects(
 o.get_projects(space='MY_SPACE')
 space.get_projects()
 
-project.get_experiments()
+project.get_experiments() # see details and limitations in Section 'search for experiments'
 
 project.get_attachments()             # deprecated, as attachments are not compatible with ELN-LIMS.
                                       # Attachments are an old concept and should not be used anymore.
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ sample.save()
 
 sample = o.get_sample('/MY_SPACE/MY_SAMPLE_CODE')
 sample = o.get_sample('20170518112808649-52')
-samples= o.get_samples(type='UNKNOWN')    # search for samples, see below
+samples= o.get_samples(type='UNKNOWN')    # see details and limitations in Section 'search for samples / objects'
 
 # get individual attributes
 sample.space
diff --git a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/pybis/__init__.py b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/pybis/__init__.py
index b065fb1d23c4a56eca2012798edd2a0e8e6eed28..ed69f7363bece35c3216d69e581e14ee4cc1e9d5 100644
--- a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/pybis/__init__.py
+++ b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/pybis/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 name = "pybis"
 __author__ = "ID SIS • ETH Zürich"
 __email__ = "openbis-support@id.ethz.ch"
-__version__ = "1.35.6rc1"
+__version__ = "1.35.6rc2"
 
 from . import pybis
 from .pybis import DataSet
diff --git a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py
index 3cb5587b4de42e51cdcc347a3c338be1d1f6be9a..c37bcd9f607589ddf4b2d9d0c2c09c5abe05b1f2 100644
--- a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py
+++ b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py
@@ -2382,7 +2382,10 @@ class Openbis:
             where=None,
             **properties,
     ):
-        """Returns a DataFrame of all samples for a given space/project/experiment (or any combination)
+        """Returns a DataFrame of all samples for a given space/project/experiment (or any combination).
+        The default result contains only basic attributes, i.e identifier, permId, type, registrator,
+        registrationDate, modifier, modificationDate. Additional attributes may be downloaded by specifying
+        'attrs' list.
 
         Filters
         -------
@@ -2560,7 +2563,10 @@ class Openbis:
             where=None,
             **properties,
     ):
-        """Returns a DataFrame of all samples for a given space/project (or any combination)
+        """Returns a DataFrame of all samples for a given space/project (or any combination).
+        The default result contains only basic attributes, i.e identifier, permId, type, registrator,
+        registrationDate, modifier, modificationDate. Additional attributes may be downloaded by specifying
+        'attrs' list.
 
         Filters:
         --------
@@ -2783,7 +2789,10 @@ class Openbis:
             where=None,
             **properties,
     ):
-        """Returns a DataFrame of all dataSets for a given project/experiment/sample (or any combination)
+        """Returns a DataFrame of all dataSets for a given project/experiment/sample (or any combination).
+        The default result contains only basic attributes, i.e permId, type, experiment, sample, registrationDate,
+        modificationDate, location, status, presentInArchive, size.
+        Additional attributes may be downloaded by specifying 'attrs' list.
 
         Filters
         -------
@@ -4140,7 +4149,7 @@ class Openbis:
 
     get_object_types = get_sample_types  # Alias
 
-    def get_sample_type(self, type, only_data=False, with_vocabulary=False):
+    def get_sample_type(self, type, only_data=False, with_vocabulary=False, use_cache=True):
         return self.get_entity_type(
             entity="sampleType",
             identifier=type,
@@ -4148,6 +4157,7 @@ class Openbis:
             with_vocabulary=with_vocabulary,
             method=self.get_sample_type,
             only_data=only_data,
+            use_cache=use_cache
         )
 
     get_object_type = get_sample_type  # Alias
diff --git a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/setup.cfg b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/setup.cfg
index ca77a8a16e7a2fbaf9409a022e58e2c06121888b..59c9b3405cd03504e1298fa23551b0d7a35f2c68 100644
--- a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = PyBIS
-version = 1.35.6rc1
+version = 1.35.6rc2
 author = ID SIS • ETH Zürich
 author_email = openbis-support@id.ethz.ch
 license = Apache Software License Version 2.0
diff --git a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/setup.py b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/setup.py
index fb31b656c0ac7bc0ebd4fa63a3cdacf93098dd89..0a56f53fe166696b925da43344ef8483c6bcb120 100644
--- a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/setup.py
+++ b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
 
 setup(
     name="PyBIS",
-    version="1.35.6rc1",
+    version="1.35.6rc2",
     author="ID SIS • ETH Zürich",
     author_email="openbis-support@id.ethz.ch",
     description="openBIS connection and interaction, optimized for using with Jupyter",
diff --git a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/test_sample.py b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/test_sample.py
index eb7e326e489f9b2c41eb12788a5339742c081858..50420c887c396ea2b5a57dbdf4ee7e0e6f4d347c 100644
--- a/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/test_sample.py
+++ b/api-openbis-python3-pybis/src/python/tests/test_sample.py
@@ -278,3 +278,45 @@ def test_sample_array_properties(space):
     sample.save()
 
     assert sample.props['sample_array_integer'] == [3, 2, 1]
+
+
+def test_create_sample_type_assign_property(space):
+    name_suffix = str(time.time())
+    sc = "TEST_" + name_suffix
+    pc = "ESFA_" + name_suffix
+    ptc1 = "START_DATE_" + name_suffix
+    ptc2 = "EXP_DESCRIPTION_" + name_suffix
+    stc = "EXPERIMENTAL_STEP_MILAR_" + name_suffix
+
+    # Create the new space and project
+    sp = space.openbis.new_space(code=sc, description="Test space")
+    sp.save()
+    pr = space.openbis.new_project(code=pc, space=sc, description="ESFA experiments")
+    pr.save()
+
+    # Create the experiment
+    exp = space.openbis.new_collection(code=pc, project="/" + sc + "/" + pc, type="COLLECTION")
+    exp.save()
+
+    # Create the sample type
+    date_prop = space.openbis.new_property_type(code=ptc1, dataType="TIMESTAMP",
+                                                   label="Start date",
+                                                   description="Date of the measurement")
+    date_prop.save()
+    date_prop = space.openbis.new_property_type(code=ptc2, dataType="MULTILINE_VARCHAR",
+                                                   label="Experimental description",
+                                                   description="Experimental description")
+    date_prop.save()
+    st = space.openbis.new_sample_type(code=stc, generatedCodePrefix="EXSTEPMILAR")
+    st.save()
+
+    if st is None:
+        print(space.openbis.get_sample_types())
+        st = space.openbis.get_sample_type(stc)
+        st.save()
+
+    st.assign_property(ptc1)
+    st.assign_property(ptc2)
+    st.assign_property("$NAME")
+    st.save()
+