diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 71d0bfc3a1c..cdc069b44ac 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.8.5",
-  "barretenberg": "0.8.5",
-  "barretenberg/ts": "0.8.5"
+  ".": "0.8.6",
+  "barretenberg": "0.8.6",
+  "barretenberg/ts": "0.8.6"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bb3bbb4597..c684a012425 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.6](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-packages-v0.8.5...aztec-packages-v0.8.6) (2023-10-04)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Do not fail if npm package has not yet been deployed ([#2690](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/2690)) ([4a52888](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4a52888273610134db63c208ed9ea66e58f55585))
+
 ## [0.8.5](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-packages-v0.8.4...aztec-packages-v0.8.5) (2023-10-04)
 
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c242414d5e2..2dcd4ce1c99 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.8.5 x-release-please-version
+v0.8.6 x-release-please-version
diff --git a/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md b/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
index b24f06a1fa7..3ae3e20a8a2 100644
--- a/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.6](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.8.5...barretenberg-v0.8.6) (2023-10-04)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **barretenberg:** Synchronize aztec-packages versions
+
 ## [0.8.5](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.8.4...barretenberg-v0.8.5) (2023-10-04)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/VERSION b/barretenberg/VERSION
index c242414d5e2..2dcd4ce1c99 100644
--- a/barretenberg/VERSION
+++ b/barretenberg/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.8.5 x-release-please-version
+v0.8.6 x-release-please-version
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 792af3a8dbb..560e6ae8c23 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24)
 project(
     Barretenberg
     DESCRIPTION "BN254 elliptic curve library, and PLONK SNARK prover"
-    VERSION 0.8.5 # x-release-please-version
+    VERSION 0.8.6 # x-release-please-version
     LANGUAGES CXX C
 )
 # Insert version into `bb` config file
diff --git a/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md b/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
index 51b41c0a245..7c353e4aecb 100644
--- a/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.6](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.8.5...barretenberg.js-v0.8.6) (2023-10-04)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* **barretenberg.js:** Synchronize aztec-packages versions
+
 ## [0.8.5](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.8.4...barretenberg.js-v0.8.5) (2023-10-04)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/ts/package.json b/barretenberg/ts/package.json
index 512898f0fa3..7bd9488b9a5 100644
--- a/barretenberg/ts/package.json
+++ b/barretenberg/ts/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/bb.js",
-  "version": "0.8.5",
+  "version": "0.8.6",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/tree/master/barretenberg/ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",