diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 437689be8e8785cf2e78b10f128c923c66465c2f..08ed942b73d50e8ebf0a797d85cad7ff5eabee06 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.1 FATAL_ERROR )
 
 # visimpl project and version
-project( visimpl VERSION 1.8.4 )
+project( visimpl VERSION 1.8.5 )
 set( visimpl_VERSION_ABI 6 )
 
 SET( VISIMPL_LICENSE "GPL")