diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f80fa47..0bb60e1 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class my_clean(Command):
 _c_modules, _py_modules = get_module_lists()
 
 setup(name = 'libvirt-python',
-      version = '8.4.0',
+      version = '8.5.0',
       url = 'http://www.libvirt.org',
       maintainer = 'Libvirt Maintainers',
       maintainer_email = 'libvir-list@redhat.com',