diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 05c1d1fc..ae0c295a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     "express",
     "DTrace"
   ],
-  "version": "8.5.1",
+  "version": "8.6.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/restify/node-restify.git"