diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c476917ba0..4e64483648 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ SHELL=${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh}
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='wxWidgets'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='wxwidgets'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='2.8.4'
-PACKAGE_STRING='wxWidgets 2.8.4'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='2.8.5'
+PACKAGE_STRING='wxWidgets 2.8.5'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='wx-dev@lists.wxwidgets.org'
 
 ac_unique_file="wx-config.in"
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures wxWidgets 2.8.4 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures wxWidgets 2.8.5 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of wxWidgets 2.8.4:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of wxWidgets 2.8.5:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit 0
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-wxWidgets configure 2.8.4
+wxWidgets configure 2.8.5
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59
 
 Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ cat >&5 <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by wxWidgets $as_me 2.8.4, which was
+It was created by wxWidgets $as_me 2.8.5, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -49937,7 +49937,7 @@ _ASBOX
 } >&5
 cat >&5 <<_CSEOF
 
-This file was extended by wxWidgets $as_me 2.8.4, which was
+This file was extended by wxWidgets $as_me 2.8.5, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -50000,7 +50000,7 @@ _ACEOF
 
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
 ac_cs_version="\\
-wxWidgets config.status 2.8.4
+wxWidgets config.status 2.8.5
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59,
   with options \\"`echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 76f463330f..4bd827d835 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl initialization
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-AC_INIT([wxWidgets], [2.8.4], [wx-dev@lists.wxwidgets.org])
+AC_INIT([wxWidgets], [2.8.5], [wx-dev@lists.wxwidgets.org])
 
 dnl the file passed to AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR should be specific to our package
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([wx-config.in])