diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/manual.tex b/docs/latex/wx/manual.tex
index 3fcf966c25..cdceb2dee0 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/manual.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/manual.tex
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 %\special{!/@scaleunit 1 def}
 \parskip=10pt
 \parindent=0pt
-\title{wxWidgets 2.8.5: A portable C++ and Python GUI toolkit}
+\title{wxWidgets 2.8.6: A portable C++ and Python GUI toolkit}
 \winhelponly{\author{by Julian Smart et al
 %\winhelponly{\\$$\image{1cm;0cm}{wxwin.wmf}$$}
 }}
diff --git a/docs/readme.txt b/docs/readme.txt
index e725dcac15..d50113956e 100644
--- a/docs/readme.txt
+++ b/docs/readme.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-wxWidgets 2.8.5 
+wxWidgets 2.8.6 
 ---------------------------------------------------------
 
 Welcome to wxWidgets, a sophisticated cross-platform C++
diff --git a/docs/tech/tn0011.txt b/docs/tech/tn0011.txt
index 14c1331c8c..9f64d49160 100644
--- a/docs/tech/tn0011.txt
+++ b/docs/tech/tn0011.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
        {wx}/include/wx/version.h
        {wx}/include/msvc/wx/setup.h  {major release only}
        {wx}/docs/latex/wx/manual.tex
-       {wx}/docs/msw/install.txt
+       {wx}/docs/msw/install.txt {major release only}
        {wx}/docs/changes.txt    
        {wx}/docs/readme.txt       
        {wx}/build/bakefiles/wxpresets/presets/wx_win32.bkl {major release only}
diff --git a/include/wx/version.h b/include/wx/version.h
index b2b5a6017e..40985640f9 100644
--- a/include/wx/version.h
+++ b/include/wx/version.h
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 /*  NB: this file is parsed by automatic tools so don't change its format! */
 #define wxMAJOR_VERSION      2
 #define wxMINOR_VERSION      8
-#define wxRELEASE_NUMBER     5
+#define wxRELEASE_NUMBER     6
 #define wxSUBRELEASE_NUMBER  0
-#define wxVERSION_STRING   _T("wxWidgets 2.8.5")
+#define wxVERSION_STRING   _T("wxWidgets 2.8.6")
 
 /*  nothing to update below this line when updating the version */
 /*  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/wxBase.spec b/wxBase.spec
index 6aa44ec862..e3308e5ca4 100644
--- a/wxBase.spec
+++ b/wxBase.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %define pref /usr
-%define ver  2.8.5
+%define ver  2.8.6
 %define ver2 2.8
 %define rel  0
 
diff --git a/wxGTK.spec b/wxGTK.spec
index 1da3d8d252..b21090c9bf 100644
--- a/wxGTK.spec
+++ b/wxGTK.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %define _prefix /usr
-%define ver  2.8.5
+%define ver  2.8.6
 %define ver2 2.8
 %define rel  0
 
diff --git a/wxMGL.spec b/wxMGL.spec
index dc2b9f9e80..a44c5802e3 100644
--- a/wxMGL.spec
+++ b/wxMGL.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %define pref /usr
-%define ver  2.8.5
+%define ver  2.8.6
 %define ver2 2.8
 %define rel  0
 
diff --git a/wxMotif.spec b/wxMotif.spec
index 2582740bcb..86d083fec1 100644
--- a/wxMotif.spec
+++ b/wxMotif.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %define pref /usr
-%define ver  2.8.5
+%define ver  2.8.6
 %define ver2 2.8
 %define rel  0
 
diff --git a/wxX11.spec b/wxX11.spec
index cc9326c360..13d0288f5a 100644
--- a/wxX11.spec
+++ b/wxX11.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %define pref /usr
-%define ver  2.8.5
+%define ver  2.8.6
 %define ver2 2.8
 %define rel  0