diff --git a/wp-admin/about.php b/wp-admin/about.php
index e561a8618e..34f55ea001 100644
--- a/wp-admin/about.php
+++ b/wp-admin/about.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php';
 					printf(
 						/* translators: %s: WordPress version. */
 						__( '<strong>Version %s</strong> addressed some security issues.' ),
-						'6.8.4'
+						'6.8.5'
 					);
 					?>
 					<?php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php';
 						sprintf(
 							/* translators: %s: WordPress version. */
 							esc_url( __( 'https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-%s/' ) ),
-							sanitize_title( '6.8.4' )
+							sanitize_title( '6.8.5' )
 						)
 					);
 					?>
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 5dd87ee3a4..2949e3c8bd 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8.4';
+$wp_version = '6.8.5';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.