diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 579ec3b9..9f6d9616 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # davix release history
 
+## 0.8.5 (2023-10-20)
+### Issues
+* [davix/issues/107] - CVE-2023-38545 in bundled curl library
+
+### Improvements
+* [davix/pull/106] - Add git mailmap file
+
+### Tasks
+* [DMC-1379] - Move DMC projects to Alma8 and Alma9
+* [DMC-1387] - Data Management Clients for Fedora 38
+* [DMC-1388] - Provide Debian Buster build for Davix
+
 ## 0.8.4 (2023-02-02)
 ### New Features
 * [DMC-1358] - Provide involved transfer hosts via the Copy API
diff --git a/packaging/davix.spec.in b/packaging/davix.spec.in
index 7e2e98fc..37ef33db 100644
--- a/packaging/davix.spec.in
+++ b/packaging/davix.spec.in
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_pkgdocdir}/LICENSE
 %license LICENSE
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Oct 20 2023 Mihai Patrascoiu <mihai.patrascoiu at cern.ch> - 0.8.5-1
+ - davix 0.8.5 release, see RELEASE-NOTES.md for changes
+
 * Thu Feb 02 2023 Mihai Patrascoiu <mihai.patrascoiu at cern.ch> - 0.8.4-1
  - davix 0.8.4 release, see RELEASE-NOTES.md for changes
 
diff --git a/packaging/debian/changelog b/packaging/debian/changelog
index 5ecae15e..2a324666 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+davix (0.8.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Update to version 0.8.5
+
+ -- Mihai Patrascoiu <mihai.patrascoiu at cern.ch>  Fri, 20 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0200
+
 davix (0.8.4-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Update to version 0.8.4
diff --git a/release.cmake b/release.cmake
index 839ed275..31d5c3df 100644
--- a/release.cmake
+++ b/release.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 8)
-set(VERSION_PATCH 4)
+set(VERSION_PATCH 5)
 set(VERSION_MINIPATCH @VERSION_MINIPATCH@)
-set(VERSION_FULL 0.8.4)
+set(VERSION_FULL 0.8.5)