diff --git a/docs/about/whats_new.rst b/docs/about/whats_new.rst
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@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ What's New
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-v1.8.5 (???)
+v1.8.5 (18 August 2021)
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 - Fix unguarded dependencies on boto libraries (:pull:`1174`, :issue:`1172`)
 - Various documentation fixes (:pull:`1175`)
 - Address import problems on Windows due to use of Unix only functions (:issue:`1176`)
+- Address ``numpy.bool`` deprecation warnings (:pull:`1184`)
 
 
 v1.8.4 (6 August 2021)