diff --git a/hyperon_das_atomdb/__init__.py b/hyperon_das_atomdb/__init__.py
index 64f725ef..a22d82fb 100644
--- a/hyperon_das_atomdb/__init__.py
+++ b/hyperon_das_atomdb/__init__.py
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
     "AtomDoesNotExist",
 ]
 
-__version__ = '0.8.4'
+__version__ = '0.8.5'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f48d8f99..e92fc4c9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "hyperon-das-atomdb"
-version = "0.8.4"
+version = "0.8.5"
 description = "Persistence layer for Distributed AtomSpace"
 authors = ["marcocapozzoli <marcocapozzoli90@gmail.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"