diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 54facba1..e6f08308 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description = "Build an offline, airgapped Bitcoin signing device for less than
 name = "seedsigner"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "0.8.5"
+version = "0.8.6"
 
 [project.urls]
 "Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/SeedSigner/seedsigner/issues"
diff --git a/src/seedsigner/controller.py b/src/seedsigner/controller.py
index 7505408c..d8a3467a 100644
--- a/src/seedsigner/controller.py
+++ b/src/seedsigner/controller.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Controller(Singleton):
         rather than at the top in order avoid circular imports.
     """
 
-    VERSION = "0.8.5"
+    VERSION = "0.8.6"
 
     # Declare class member vars with type hints to enable richer IDE support throughout
     # the code.