diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 5762bce..4ae1a3a 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2.8.6 / 2026-01-22
+==================
+
+  * Improve documentation (API, context, examples...)
+  * Remove additional markdown files from tarball
+
 2.8.5 / 2018-11-04
 ==================
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7f9160..e90bac8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "cors",
   "description": "Node.js CORS middleware",
-  "version": "2.8.5",
+  "version": "2.8.6",
   "author": "Troy Goode <troygoode@gmail.com> (https://github.com/troygoode/)",
   "license": "MIT",
   "keywords": [