diff --git a/pygccxml/__init__.py b/pygccxml/__init__.py
index a3ab22fc..c1b97c2c 100644
--- a/pygccxml/__init__.py
+++ b/pygccxml/__init__.py
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@
 # TODO:
 # 1. Add "explicit" property for constructors
 
-__version__ = '1.8.4'
+__version__ = '1.8.5'