diff --git a/kgtk/__init__.py b/kgtk/__init__.py
index c15d4923b..4689db791 100644
--- a/kgtk/__init__.py
+++ b/kgtk/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.8.4b'
+__version__ = '0.8.5b'