diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c146b2c1..de8eda58 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.6] - 2024-03-04
+
+### Dependency updates
+
+- Bump `com.google.protobuf:protoc` from 3.25.2 to 3.25.3 (#218)
+- Bump `io.grpc:grpc-protobuf`, `io.grpc:grpc-stub`, `io.grpc:grpc-netty`, `io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded`,
+  and `io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java` from 1.61.1 to 1.62.2 (#222)
+- Bump `io.netty:netty-transport-native-kqueue` from 4.1.106.Final to 4.1.107.Final (#205)
+
+### CI/CD Improvements
+
+Automated build and publish process via GitHub Actions.
+
 ## [0.8.5] - 2024-14-02
 
 ### Added
@@ -27,7 +40,6 @@
 - Bump `org.projectlombok:lombok` from 1.18.26 to 1.18.30 (#170)
 - Bump `com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin` from 0.9.2 to 0.9.4 (#153)
 
-
 ## [0.8.4] - 2023-04-14
 
 ### Dependencies updates
@@ -37,7 +49,7 @@
 - Bump `org.apache.commons:commons-lang3` from 3.11 to 3.12.0 (#129)
 - Bump `org.projectlombok:lombok` from 1.18.20 to 1.18.26 (#128)
 
-## [0.8.3] - 2023-04-13 
+## [0.8.3] - 2023-04-13
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2aebaf24..23742e50 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ X.509 and JWT SVIDs and bundles.
 Download
 --------
 
-The JARs can be downloaded from [Maven Central](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:io.spiffe%20AND%20v:0.8.5). 
+The JARs can be downloaded from [Maven Central](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:io.spiffe%20AND%20v:0.8.6). 
 
 The dependencies can be added to `pom.xml`
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ To import the `java-spiffe-provider` component:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>io.spiffe</groupId>
   <artifactId>java-spiffe-provider</artifactId>
-  <version>0.8.5</version>
+  <version>0.8.6</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 The `java-spiffe-provider` component imports the `java-spiffe-core` component.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ To just import the `java-spiffe-core` component:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>io.spiffe</groupId>
   <artifactId>java-spiffe-core</artifactId>
-  <version>0.8.5</version>
+  <version>0.8.6</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ Using Gradle:
 
 Import `java-spiffe-provider`:
 ```gradle
-implementation group: 'io.spiffe', name: 'java-spiffe-provider', version: '0.8.5'
+implementation group: 'io.spiffe', name: 'java-spiffe-provider', version: '0.8.6'
 ```
 
 Import `java-spiffe-core`:
 ```gradle
-implementation group: 'io.spiffe', name: 'java-spiffe-core', version: '0.8.5'
+implementation group: 'io.spiffe', name: 'java-spiffe-core', version: '0.8.6'
 ```
 
 ### MacOS Support
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ In case run on a osx-x86 architecture, add to your `pom.xml`:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>io.spiffe</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-netty-macos</artifactId>
-  <version>0.8.5</version>
+  <version>0.8.6</version>
   <scope>runtime</scope>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 Using Gradle:
 ```gradle
-runtimeOnly group: 'io.spiffe', name: 'grpc-netty-macos', version: '0.8.5'
+runtimeOnly group: 'io.spiffe', name: 'grpc-netty-macos', version: '0.8.6'
 ```
 
 #### Aarch64 (M1) Architecture
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ If you are running the aarch64 architecture (M1 CPUs), add to your `pom.xml`:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>io.spiffe</groupId>
   <artifactId>grpc-netty-macos-aarch64</artifactId>
-  <version>0.8.5</version>
+  <version>0.8.6</version>
   <scope>runtime</scope>
 </dependency>
 ```
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ If you are running the aarch64 architecture (M1 CPUs), add to your `pom.xml`:
 Using Gradle:
 
 ```gradle
-runtimeOnly group: 'io.spiffe', name: 'grpc-netty-macos-aarch64', version: '0.8.5'
+runtimeOnly group: 'io.spiffe', name: 'grpc-netty-macos-aarch64', version: '0.8.6'
 ```
 
 *Caveat: not all OpenJDK distributions are aarch64 native, make sure your JDK is also running
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ The `java-spiffe-helper` module manages X.509 SVIDs and Bundles in Java Keystore
 
 ### Docker Image
 
-Pull the `java-spiffe-helper` image from `ghcr.io/spiffe/java-spiffe-helper:0.8.5`.
+Pull the `java-spiffe-helper` image from `ghcr.io/spiffe/java-spiffe-helper:0.8.6`.
 
 For more details, see [java-spiffe-helper/README.md](java-spiffe-helper/README.md).
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 9a36098f..32fdf8e5 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-version=0.8.5
+version=0.8.6
 mavenDeployUrl=https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2
diff --git a/java-spiffe-helper/README.md b/java-spiffe-helper/README.md
index 0f237d51..d770066d 100644
--- a/java-spiffe-helper/README.md
+++ b/java-spiffe-helper/README.md
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ The Helper automatically gets the SVID updates and stores them in the KeyStore a
 
 On Linux:
 
-`java -jar java-spiffe-helper-0.8.5-linux-x86_64.jar`
+`java -jar java-spiffe-helper-0.8.6-linux-x86_64.jar`
 
 On Mac OS:
 
-`java -jar java-spiffe-helper-0.8.5-osx-x86_64.jar`
+`java -jar java-spiffe-helper-0.8.6-osx-x86_64.jar`
 
 You can run the utility with the `-c` or `--config` option to specify the path to the configuration file. By default, it
 will look for a configuration file named `conf/java-spiffe-helper.properties` in the current working directory.