diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbf8bd99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[bumpversion]
+current_version = 0.8.5
+commit = True
+tag = True
+tag_name = {new_version}
+
+[bumpversion:file:sacred/__about__.py]
diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 59da87f0..a41c6310 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 Release History
 ---------------
 
+0.8.5 (2023-11-13)
+++++++++++++++++++
+
+Minor release with a few small fixes.
+
+* Feature: Add setting for the default heartbeat interval
+* Bugfix: Don't ignore non-loadable classes in config files (#902, thanks @ernestum)
+* Bugfix: Fix an import error that made conda-forge build fail (#921, thanks @n-gao)
+* Doc: Update CDE tool that doesn't exist anymore and fix starter example (#905, #906, thanks @zhimin-z)
+
 0.8.4 (2023-01-25)
-++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++
 
 Minor release with a few small fixes.
 
diff --git a/sacred/__about__.py b/sacred/__about__.py
index 42bf2d27..bf339346 100644
--- a/sacred/__about__.py
+++ b/sacred/__about__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 __all__ = ("__version__", "__author__", "__author_email__", "__url__")
 
-__version__ = "0.8.4"
+__version__ = "0.8.5"
 
 __author__ = "Klaus Greff"
 __author_email__ = "klaus.greff@startmail.com"