diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ed434cf0..46baef05 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+**0.8.5 (release 2019-03-22)**
+
+- Bug fixes and some small enhancements for multiple plugins:
+  CDEC, CPC, CUAHSI WaterML/WOF, NASA ORNL Daymet, NCDC GSOD and GHCN,
+  USACE and USGS EDDN.
+- Removed USGS EROS plugin (service is no longer available)
+- LCRA plugins are experiencing problems. Removed from CI testing,
+  until fixes are applied.
+- Pandas API updates and error handling
+- Continuous Integration and test infrastructure, including
+  Python 3.6 and 3.7 builds
+
 **0.8.4 (release 2017-02-06)**
 
 - added stevens dual well parser for eddn service
diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 9c863df5..7ada0d30 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.5dev
+0.8.5
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a1ab3d28..d4ba9e49 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ def load_requirements(excludes=None):
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
     ],
     tests_require=[
diff --git a/ulmo/__init__.py b/ulmo/__init__.py
index 1aef27d3..b8e9b9ac 100644
--- a/ulmo/__init__.py
+++ b/ulmo/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 
 # ulmo version PEP-0440
-__version__ = '0.8.3dev'
+__version__ = '0.8.5'
 
 from . import cdec
 from . import cpc