diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index bbf8bd99..790289e2 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.8.5
+current_version = 0.8.6
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index a41c6310..4ec38be3 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 Release History
 ---------------
 
+0.8.6 (2024-08-26)
+++++++++++++++++++
+
+Minor release for compatibility with Numpy>=2.0
+
+* Add support for Numpy>=2.0 (#928)
+* Switch from dopcopt (unmaintained) to docopt-ng (maintained fork) (#927, thanks @n-gao)
+
+
 0.8.5 (2023-11-13)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/sacred/__about__.py b/sacred/__about__.py
index bf339346..d21e245c 100644
--- a/sacred/__about__.py
+++ b/sacred/__about__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 __all__ = ("__version__", "__author__", "__author_email__", "__url__")
 
-__version__ = "0.8.5"
+__version__ = "0.8.6"
 
 __author__ = "Klaus Greff"
 __author_email__ = "klaus.greff@startmail.com"