diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index 9862431de..b6b24d5a0 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #define MONERO_VERSION_TAG "@VERSIONTAG@"
-#define MONERO_VERSION "0.8.8.4"
+#define MONERO_VERSION "0.8.8.5"
 #define MONERO_VERSION_FULL MONERO_VERSION "-" MONERO_VERSION_TAG