diff --git a/History.markdown b/History.markdown
index c0c8490f..d09ae8fb 100644
--- a/History.markdown
+++ b/History.markdown
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@
 
   * Add Release Post for v3.6.3, v3.7.4 and v3.8.4 (#7259)
 
+## 3.8.5 / 2018-11-04
+
+### Bug Fixes
+  * Re-implement handling Liquid blocks in excerpts (#7250)
+
 ## 3.8.4 / 2018-09-18
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/docs/_config.yml b/docs/_config.yml
index 7fad0e78..e0e7e366 100644
--- a/docs/_config.yml
+++ b/docs/_config.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-version: 3.8.4
+version: 3.8.5
 name: Jekyll • Simple, blog-aware, static sites
 description: Transform your plain text into static websites and blogs
 url: https://jekyllrb.com
diff --git a/docs/_docs/history.md b/docs/_docs/history.md
index 0070d596..e1b5c42f 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/history.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/history.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ permalink: "/docs/history/"
 note: This file is autogenerated. Edit /History.markdown instead.
 ---
 
+## 3.8.5 / 2018-11-04
+{: #v3-8-5}
+
+### Bug Fixes
+{: #bug-fixes-v3-8-5}
+
+- Re-implement handling Liquid blocks in excerpts ([#7250]({{ site.repository }}/issues/7250))
+
+
 ## 3.8.4 / 2018-09-18
 {: #v3-8-4}
 
diff --git a/docs/latest_version.txt b/docs/latest_version.txt
index ff313b8c..0cbfaed0 100644
--- a/docs/latest_version.txt
+++ b/docs/latest_version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.8.4
+3.8.5
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/version.rb b/lib/jekyll/version.rb
index b506c7ea..b24d27d8 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/version.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Jekyll
-  VERSION = "3.8.4"
+  VERSION = "3.8.5"
 end