diff --git a/build/bakefiles/version.bkl b/build/bakefiles/version.bkl
index e9ead0d616..1c0c17680b 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/version.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/version.bkl
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
        3. Else, i.e. if there were no changes at all to API but only internal
           changes, change C:R:A to C:R+1:A
     -->
-    <set var="WX_CURRENT">1</set>
-    <set var="WX_REVISION">1</set>
-    <set var="WX_AGE">1</set>
+    <set var="WX_CURRENT">2</set>
+    <set var="WX_REVISION">0</set>
+    <set var="WX_AGE">2</set>
 
 
     <!-- ================================================================== -->
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index e98e57f35a..76f463330f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ dnl wx_release_number += 1
 
 wx_major_version_number=2
 wx_minor_version_number=8
-wx_release_number=4
-wx_subrelease_number=2
+wx_release_number=5
+wx_subrelease_number=0
 
 WX_RELEASE=$wx_major_version_number.$wx_minor_version_number
 WX_VERSION=$WX_RELEASE.$wx_release_number
diff --git a/include/wx/version.h b/include/wx/version.h
index 45f876c9ea..b2b5a6017e 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     4
-#define wxSUBRELEASE_NUMBER  2
-#define wxVERSION_STRING   _T("wxWidgets 2.8.4")
+#define wxRELEASE_NUMBER     5
+#define wxSUBRELEASE_NUMBER  0
+#define wxVERSION_STRING   _T("wxWidgets 2.8.5")
 
 /*  nothing to update below this line when updating the version */
 /*  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/wxBase.spec b/wxBase.spec
index cb0eedaa82..6aa44ec862 100644
--- a/wxBase.spec
+++ b/wxBase.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define pref /usr
-%define ver  2.8.4
+%define ver  2.8.5
 %define ver2 2.8
-%define rel  4
+%define rel  0
 
 # Configurable settings (use --with(out) unicode on rpmbuild command line):
 %define unicode 0
diff --git a/wxGTK.spec b/wxGTK.spec
index 2df881045e..1da3d8d252 100644
--- a/wxGTK.spec
+++ b/wxGTK.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define _prefix /usr
-%define ver  2.8.4
+%define ver  2.8.5
 %define ver2 2.8
-%define rel  4
+%define rel  0
 
 # Configurable settings (use --with(out) {unicode,gtk2} on rpmbuild cmd line):
 %define unicode 1
diff --git a/wxMGL.spec b/wxMGL.spec
index 813e521b7d..dc2b9f9e80 100644
--- a/wxMGL.spec
+++ b/wxMGL.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define pref /usr
-%define ver  2.8.4
+%define ver  2.8.5
 %define ver2 2.8
-%define rel  4
+%define rel  0
 
 Summary: The SciTech MGL port of the wxWindows library
 Name: wxMGL
diff --git a/wxMotif.spec b/wxMotif.spec
index eb642b6083..2582740bcb 100644
--- a/wxMotif.spec
+++ b/wxMotif.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define pref /usr
-%define ver  2.8.4
+%define ver  2.8.5
 %define ver2 2.8
-%define rel  4
+%define rel  0
 
 %define portname   motif
 %define name       wx-%{portname}
diff --git a/wxX11.spec b/wxX11.spec
index 839294e25b..cc9326c360 100644
--- a/wxX11.spec
+++ b/wxX11.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define pref /usr
-%define ver  2.8.4
+%define ver  2.8.5
 %define ver2 2.8
-%define rel  4
+%define rel  0
 
 # Configurable settings (use --with(out) unicode on rpmbuild cmd line):
 %define unicode 0