diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 0b319a5bdb21d94ea00da829bdb1d53fd94e6cc7..1ac7f0fdaf569f4dcc6fbaabc5f89bc9882aeda6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 Formerly known as 'gitlab-git-http-server'.
 
+v8.5.0
+
+- Replace terminal terminology to channel !382
+
 v8.4.0
 
 - Adds X-Request-Id response header for Workhorse !363
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a2f28f43be3399179c5cd0e02151403df915e727..6d2890793d472568bda2a7937a2b3f6496a844e6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.4.0
+8.5.0