diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f3b31aed9bd9ece3c5fc4a7d224cbc47a6dd793a..0dabd7c41c3bc5a19a922766056ec21845870d2f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ To utilize the GitLab API for Java in your project, simply add the following dep
 ```java
 dependencies {
     ...
-    compile group: 'org.gitlab4j', name: 'gitlab4j-api', version: '4.8.4'
+    compile group: 'org.gitlab4j', name: 'gitlab4j-api', version: '4.8.5'
 }
 ```
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dependencies {
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.gitlab4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>gitlab4j-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.8.4</version>
+    <version>4.8.5</version>
 </dependency>
 ```