diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 987acf3..5991501 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 include(MacroEnsureVersion)
 include(MacroBoolTo01)
 
-set(POPPLER_VERSION "0.8.5")
+set(POPPLER_VERSION "0.8.6")
 
 # command line switches
 option(ENABLE_XPDF_HEADERS "Install unsupported xpdf headers." OFF)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2b7b5f9..dbb36d0 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+Release 0.8.6
+
+	Core:
+	 * Call error() when font loading fails
+	 * Be less strict parsing TTF tables (bug #16940)
+	 * Fix crash due to uninitialized variable
+
+	Qt 4 frontend:
+	 * Make the paper color setting working as it should
+	 * Make sure to use the correct page width/height for form widgets coordinates
+
 Release 0.8.5
 
 	Core:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ab511c5..57845ca 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
-AC_INIT(poppler, 0.8.5)
+AC_INIT(poppler, 0.8.6)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(poppler/poppler-config.h)
diff --git a/msvc/config.h b/msvc/config.h
index ff930ef..b1613d0 100644
--- a/msvc/config.h
+++ b/msvc/config.h
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "poppler"
 
 /* Define to the full name and version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_STRING "poppler 0.8.5"
+#define PACKAGE_STRING "poppler 0.8.6"
 
 /* Define to the one symbol short name of this package. */
 #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "poppler"
 
 /* Define to the version of this package. */
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.8.5"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.8.6"
 
 /* Poppler data dir */
 #define POPPLER_DATADIR "/usr/local/share/poppler"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 /* #undef USE_EXCEPTIONS */
 
 /* Version number of package */
-#define VERSION "0.8.5"
+#define VERSION "0.8.6"
 
 #define snprintf _snprintf
 #define unlink _unlink
diff --git a/qt4/src/Doxyfile b/qt4/src/Doxyfile
index 65b8872..55088d6 100644
--- a/qt4/src/Doxyfile
+++ b/qt4/src/Doxyfile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or 
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.8.5
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.8.6
 
 # The OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tag is used to specify the (relative or absolute) 
 # base path where the generated documentation will be put.