diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d504caf..d882c5b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 project(
   'flipclock',
   'c',
-  version: '2.8.4',
+  version: '2.8.5',
   license: 'Apache-2.0',
   default_options: ['c_std=c11', 'default_library=static']
 )