diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 39b0d3f4..fd7fe237 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ which provides access to most API functionality.
 It works with Python 2.7, 3.3 and above, and supports MediaWiki 1.16 and above.
 For functions not available in the current MediaWiki, a ``MediaWikiVersionError`` is raised.
 
-The current stable `version 0.8.4 <https://github.com/mwclient/mwclient/archive/v0.8.4.zip>`_
-was released on 23 February 2017, and is `available through PyPI <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mwclient>`_:
+The current stable `version 0.8.5 <https://github.com/mwclient/mwclient/archive/v0.8.5.zip>`_
+was released on 18 May 2017, and is `available through PyPI <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mwclient>`_:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
diff --git a/mwclient/client.py b/mwclient/client.py
index 59eba7af..98af0488 100644
--- a/mwclient/client.py
+++ b/mwclient/client.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 except ImportError:
     gzip = None
 
-__ver__ = '0.8.4'
+__ver__ = '0.8.5'
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8b76aa0e..a40d39e5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def run_tests(self):
     requirements.append('ordereddict')
 
 setup(name='mwclient',
-      version='0.8.4',  # Rember to also update __ver__ in client.py
+      version='0.8.5',  # Rember to also update __ver__ in client.py and README.rst
       description='MediaWiki API client',
       long_description=README,
       classifiers=[