diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c0c8e4329..01f712499 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 ------ current release ---------------------------
 
+1.8.4 ()
+
+------ old releases ------------------------------
+
 1.8.4 (11/17/2009) 12c4983936d27317df100f05da8244139dd06a3f
  + Fixed bug that caused wait: dates to not be properly rendered in a
    readable and preferred format with the "edit" command.
@@ -12,8 +16,6 @@
    instances of that task may be modified.  When task confirms a bulk edit
    the recurrence is again indicated (thanks to Cory Donnelly).
 
------- old releases ------------------------------
-
 1.8.3 (10/21/2009) bcdcbeeea0d92f21c3565aebfaf6332b959f4025
  + Added support for Haiku R1/alpha1
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5ea8aff72..b870f7472 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)
-AC_INIT(task, 1.8.4, support@taskwarrior.org)
+AC_INIT(task, 1.8.5, support@taskwarrior.org)
 
 CFLAGS="${CFLAGS=}"
 CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS=}"
diff --git a/doc/man/task-tutorial.5 b/doc/man/task-tutorial.5
index d71286f6e..f1784093a 100644
--- a/doc/man/task-tutorial.5
+++ b/doc/man/task-tutorial.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH task-tutorial 5 2009-10-21 "task 1.8.4" "User Manuals"
+.TH task-tutorial 5 2009-11-18 "task 1.8.5" "User Manuals"
 
 .SH NAME
 task-tutorial \- A tutorial for the task(1) command line todo manager.
diff --git a/doc/man/task.1 b/doc/man/task.1
index 3abb92065..a1259d48e 100644
--- a/doc/man/task.1
+++ b/doc/man/task.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH task 1 2009-10-21 "task 1.8.4" "User Manuals"
+.TH task 1 2009-11-18 "task 1.8.5" "User Manuals"
 
 .SH NAME
 task \- A command line todo manager.
diff --git a/doc/man/taskrc.5 b/doc/man/taskrc.5
index 973d2ba0d..951b7e0b0 100644
--- a/doc/man/taskrc.5
+++ b/doc/man/taskrc.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH taskrc 5 2009-10-21 "task 1.8.4" "User Manuals"
+.TH taskrc 5 2009-11-18 "task 1.8.5" "User Manuals"
 
 .SH NAME
 taskrc \- Configuration file for the task(1) command