diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0746404568..8ef63a29ff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+8.6.0 / 2024-08-28
+==================
+ * feat: upgrade mongodb -> 6.8.0, handle throwing error on closed cursor in Mongoose with `MongooseError` instead of `MongoCursorExhaustedError` #14813
+ * feat(model+query): support options parameter for distinct() #14772 #8006
+ * feat(QueryCursor): add getDriverCursor() function that returns the raw driver cursor #14745
+ * types: change query selector to disallow unknown top-level keys by default #14764 [alex-statsig](https://github.com/alex-statsig)
+ * types: make toObject() and toJSON() not generic by default to avoid type widening #14819 #12883
+ * types: avoid automatically inferring lean result type when assigning to explicitly typed variable #14734
+
 8.5.5 / 2024-08-28
 ==================
  * fix(populate): fix a couple of other places where Mongoose gets the document's _id with getters #14833 #14827 #14759
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2e4f53801b..eb38af3ed0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "mongoose",
   "description": "Mongoose MongoDB ODM",
-  "version": "8.5.5",
+  "version": "8.6.0",
   "author": "Guillermo Rauch <guillermo@learnboost.com>",
   "keywords": [
     "mongodb",