diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0943af1..1f8cbfc 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"8.4.0"}
+{".":"8.5.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 26cb9bc..e26f570 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [8.5.0](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-java-client/compare/v8.4.0...v8.5.0) (2026-11-13)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Retry event delivery and close the client with a timeout ([#253](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-java-client/issues/253)) ([63ccae9](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-java-client/commit/63ccae9870ff745ca0f6d6fc6daa798cad37902b))
+
 ## [8.4.0](https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith-java-client/compare/v8.3.0...v8.4.0) (2026-11-06)
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3c44d84..a187b70 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.flagsmith</groupId>
   <artifactId>flagsmith-java-client</artifactId>
-  <version>8.4.0</version>  <!--x-release-please-version -->
+  <version>8.5.0</version>  <!--x-release-please-version -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Flagsmith Java Client</name>