From 79449683f2a004f614ba7ae1acd8628faa4c9e94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fritz Obermeyer <fritz.obermeyer@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 19:26:47 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Bump version to to 1.8.6 (#3252)

* Update version in __init__.py

* Run scripts/update_version.py
---
 examples/air/main.py                               | 2 +-
 examples/baseball.py                               | 2 +-
 examples/contrib/autoname/mixture.py               | 2 +-
 examples/contrib/autoname/scoping_mixture.py       | 2 +-
 examples/contrib/autoname/tree_data.py             | 2 +-
 examples/contrib/cevae/synthetic.py                | 2 +-
 examples/contrib/epidemiology/regional.py          | 2 +-
 examples/contrib/epidemiology/sir.py               | 2 +-
 examples/contrib/forecast/bart.py                  | 2 +-
 examples/contrib/funsor/hmm.py                     | 2 +-
 examples/contrib/gp/sv-dkl.py                      | 2 +-
 examples/contrib/oed/ab_test.py                    | 2 +-
 examples/contrib/timeseries/gp_models.py           | 2 +-
 examples/cvae/main.py                              | 2 +-
 examples/dmm.py                                    | 2 +-
 examples/eight_schools/mcmc.py                     | 2 +-
 examples/eight_schools/svi.py                      | 2 +-
 examples/hmm.py                                    | 2 +-
 examples/inclined_plane.py                         | 2 +-
 examples/lda.py                                    | 2 +-
 examples/lkj.py                                    | 2 +-
 examples/minipyro.py                               | 2 +-
 examples/neutra.py                                 | 2 +-
 examples/rsa/generics.py                           | 2 +-
 examples/rsa/hyperbole.py                          | 2 +-
 examples/rsa/schelling.py                          | 2 +-
 examples/rsa/schelling_false.py                    | 2 +-
 examples/rsa/semantic_parsing.py                   | 2 +-
 examples/scanvi/scanvi.py                          | 2 +-
 examples/sir_hmc.py                                | 2 +-
 examples/sparse_gamma_def.py                       | 2 +-
 examples/sparse_regression.py                      | 2 +-
 examples/svi_horovod.py                            | 2 +-
 examples/svi_lightning.py                          | 2 +-
 examples/toy_mixture_model_discrete_enumeration.py | 2 +-
 examples/vae/ss_vae_M2.py                          | 2 +-
 examples/vae/vae.py                                | 2 +-
 examples/vae/vae_comparison.py                     | 2 +-
 pyro/__init__.py                                   | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/air.ipynb                          | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/bayesian_regression.ipynb          | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/bayesian_regression_ii.ipynb       | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/bo.ipynb                           | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/dirichlet_process_mixture.ipynb    | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/easyguide.ipynb                    | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/ekf.ipynb                          | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/enumeration.ipynb                  | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/epi_intro.ipynb                    | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/forecasting_dlm.ipynb              | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/forecasting_i.ipynb                | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/forecasting_ii.ipynb               | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/forecasting_iii.ipynb              | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/gmm.ipynb                          | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/gp.ipynb                           | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/gplvm.ipynb                        | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/intro_long.ipynb                   | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/jit.ipynb                          | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/model_rendering.ipynb              | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/modules.ipynb                      | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/prior_predictive.ipynb             | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/prodlda.ipynb                      | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/stable.ipynb                       | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/svi_part_i.ipynb                   | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/svi_part_iii.ipynb                 | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/tensor_shapes.ipynb                | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/tracking_1d.ipynb                  | 2 +-
 tutorial/source/vae.ipynb                          | 2 +-
 67 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/air/main.py b/examples/air/main.py
index 34e6c82c42..100f2da511 100644
--- a/examples/air/main.py
+++ b/examples/air/main.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def per_param_optim_args(param_name):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Pyro AIR example", argument_default=argparse.SUPPRESS
     )
diff --git a/examples/baseball.py b/examples/baseball.py
index 1718edadae..6e40891dcf 100644
--- a/examples/baseball.py
+++ b/examples/baseball.py
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Baseball batting average using HMC")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-samples", nargs="?", default=200, type=int)
     parser.add_argument("--num-chains", nargs="?", default=4, type=int)
diff --git a/examples/contrib/autoname/mixture.py b/examples/contrib/autoname/mixture.py
index 21fc8a780d..98626a024d 100644
--- a/examples/contrib/autoname/mixture.py
+++ b/examples/contrib/autoname/mixture.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="parse args")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-epochs", default=200, type=int)
     parser.add_argument("--jit", action="store_true")
diff --git a/examples/contrib/autoname/scoping_mixture.py b/examples/contrib/autoname/scoping_mixture.py
index a65473284f..1512def76d 100644
--- a/examples/contrib/autoname/scoping_mixture.py
+++ b/examples/contrib/autoname/scoping_mixture.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="parse args")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-epochs", default=200, type=int)
     args = parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/examples/contrib/autoname/tree_data.py b/examples/contrib/autoname/tree_data.py
index b9763685bd..2b0c8da7e8 100644
--- a/examples/contrib/autoname/tree_data.py
+++ b/examples/contrib/autoname/tree_data.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="parse args")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-epochs", default=100, type=int)
     args = parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/examples/contrib/cevae/synthetic.py b/examples/contrib/cevae/synthetic.py
index d0d25c9821..6a5979eeb7 100644
--- a/examples/contrib/cevae/synthetic.py
+++ b/examples/contrib/cevae/synthetic.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Causal Effect Variational Autoencoder"
     )
diff --git a/examples/contrib/epidemiology/regional.py b/examples/contrib/epidemiology/regional.py
index b55557f4ee..ee80f869ee 100644
--- a/examples/contrib/epidemiology/regional.py
+++ b/examples/contrib/epidemiology/regional.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Regional compartmental epidemiology modeling using HMC"
     )
diff --git a/examples/contrib/epidemiology/sir.py b/examples/contrib/epidemiology/sir.py
index 02e85305f4..71fe6fb60f 100644
--- a/examples/contrib/epidemiology/sir.py
+++ b/examples/contrib/epidemiology/sir.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Compartmental epidemiology modeling using HMC"
     )
diff --git a/examples/contrib/forecast/bart.py b/examples/contrib/forecast/bart.py
index 7f981648ae..8a985cf671 100644
--- a/examples/contrib/forecast/bart.py
+++ b/examples/contrib/forecast/bart.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def transform(pred, truth):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Bart Ridership Forecasting Example")
     parser.add_argument("--train-window", default=2160, type=int)
     parser.add_argument("--test-window", default=336, type=int)
diff --git a/examples/contrib/funsor/hmm.py b/examples/contrib/funsor/hmm.py
index 8c55d483e2..117cf3af34 100644
--- a/examples/contrib/funsor/hmm.py
+++ b/examples/contrib/funsor/hmm.py
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="MAP Baum-Welch learning Bach Chorales"
     )
diff --git a/examples/contrib/gp/sv-dkl.py b/examples/contrib/gp/sv-dkl.py
index 58a8e88826..1310e1ceb8 100644
--- a/examples/contrib/gp/sv-dkl.py
+++ b/examples/contrib/gp/sv-dkl.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Pyro GP MNIST Example")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--data-dir",
diff --git a/examples/contrib/oed/ab_test.py b/examples/contrib/oed/ab_test.py
index 1d83e8aa51..ce0ccb8591 100644
--- a/examples/contrib/oed/ab_test.py
+++ b/examples/contrib/oed/ab_test.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def main(num_vi_steps, num_bo_steps, seed):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="A/B test experiment design using VI")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-vi-steps", nargs="?", default=5000, type=int)
     parser.add_argument("--num-bo-steps", nargs="?", default=5, type=int)
diff --git a/examples/contrib/timeseries/gp_models.py b/examples/contrib/timeseries/gp_models.py
index a5a1307db3..1999b93f76 100644
--- a/examples/contrib/timeseries/gp_models.py
+++ b/examples/contrib/timeseries/gp_models.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="contrib.timeseries example usage")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-steps", default=300, type=int)
     parser.add_argument("-s", "--seed", default=0, type=int)
diff --git a/examples/cvae/main.py b/examples/cvae/main.py
index 15441b9119..40ec36ccda 100644
--- a/examples/cvae/main.py
+++ b/examples/cvae/main.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     # parse command line arguments
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="parse args")
     parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/examples/dmm.py b/examples/dmm.py
index ac197d9735..fa40b577c4 100644
--- a/examples/dmm.py
+++ b/examples/dmm.py
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ def do_evaluation():
 
 # parse command-line arguments and execute the main method
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="parse args")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-epochs", type=int, default=5000)
diff --git a/examples/eight_schools/mcmc.py b/examples/eight_schools/mcmc.py
index b7f0084687..b775074a2d 100644
--- a/examples/eight_schools/mcmc.py
+++ b/examples/eight_schools/mcmc.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Eight Schools MCMC")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--num-samples",
diff --git a/examples/eight_schools/svi.py b/examples/eight_schools/svi.py
index e22525bc95..cd0d05bb82 100644
--- a/examples/eight_schools/svi.py
+++ b/examples/eight_schools/svi.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Eight Schools SVI")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--lr", type=float, default=0.01, help="learning rate (default: 0.01)"
diff --git a/examples/hmm.py b/examples/hmm.py
index 6dce911ed8..758f38eb1b 100644
--- a/examples/hmm.py
+++ b/examples/hmm.py
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="MAP Baum-Welch learning Bach Chorales"
     )
diff --git a/examples/inclined_plane.py b/examples/inclined_plane.py
index 990f73abb8..a27fd4f293 100644
--- a/examples/inclined_plane.py
+++ b/examples/inclined_plane.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="parse args")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-samples", default=500, type=int)
     args = parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/examples/lda.py b/examples/lda.py
index 182c55e51d..4af2a6de3c 100644
--- a/examples/lda.py
+++ b/examples/lda.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Amortized Latent Dirichlet Allocation"
     )
diff --git a/examples/lkj.py b/examples/lkj.py
index 8416ce42a8..1055b91840 100644
--- a/examples/lkj.py
+++ b/examples/lkj.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Demonstrate the use of an LKJ Prior")
     parser.add_argument("--num-samples", nargs="?", default=200, type=int)
     parser.add_argument("--n", nargs="?", default=500, type=int)
diff --git a/examples/minipyro.py b/examples/minipyro.py
index e6fb1b2937..6fada07ea4 100644
--- a/examples/minipyro.py
+++ b/examples/minipyro.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def guide(data):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Mini Pyro demo")
     parser.add_argument("-b", "--backend", default="minipyro")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-steps", default=1001, type=int)
diff --git a/examples/neutra.py b/examples/neutra.py
index 0b4ffb6b6e..1b3587fb78 100644
--- a/examples/neutra.py
+++ b/examples/neutra.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Example illustrating NeuTra Reparametrizer"
     )
diff --git a/examples/rsa/generics.py b/examples/rsa/generics.py
index c4dd6dfb37..29dedb2cd2 100644
--- a/examples/rsa/generics.py
+++ b/examples/rsa/generics.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="parse args")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-samples", default=10, type=int)
     args = parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/examples/rsa/hyperbole.py b/examples/rsa/hyperbole.py
index 8adbe7d1ed..c1f3f30c52 100644
--- a/examples/rsa/hyperbole.py
+++ b/examples/rsa/hyperbole.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="parse args")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-samples", default=10, type=int)
     parser.add_argument("--price", default=10000, type=int)
diff --git a/examples/rsa/schelling.py b/examples/rsa/schelling.py
index 26c7fb1f59..d1df8298a7 100644
--- a/examples/rsa/schelling.py
+++ b/examples/rsa/schelling.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="parse args")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-samples", default=10, type=int)
     parser.add_argument("--depth", default=2, type=int)
diff --git a/examples/rsa/schelling_false.py b/examples/rsa/schelling_false.py
index 0811527621..2c20e7a82f 100644
--- a/examples/rsa/schelling_false.py
+++ b/examples/rsa/schelling_false.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="parse args")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-samples", default=10, type=int)
     parser.add_argument("--depth", default=3, type=int)
diff --git a/examples/rsa/semantic_parsing.py b/examples/rsa/semantic_parsing.py
index 4af1dfd699..83239bdd84 100644
--- a/examples/rsa/semantic_parsing.py
+++ b/examples/rsa/semantic_parsing.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def is_all_qud(world):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="parse args")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-samples", default=10, type=int)
     args = parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/examples/scanvi/scanvi.py b/examples/scanvi/scanvi.py
index e56c5c8f4b..b4a3497d23 100644
--- a/examples/scanvi/scanvi.py
+++ b/examples/scanvi/scanvi.py
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     # Parse command line arguments
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="single-cell ANnotation using Variational Inference"
diff --git a/examples/sir_hmc.py b/examples/sir_hmc.py
index af7f4379ff..db66247287 100644
--- a/examples/sir_hmc.py
+++ b/examples/sir_hmc.py
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="SIR epidemiology modeling using HMC")
     parser.add_argument("-p", "--population", default=10, type=int)
     parser.add_argument("-m", "--min-observations", default=3, type=int)
diff --git a/examples/sparse_gamma_def.py b/examples/sparse_gamma_def.py
index 8aa266fdeb..e774145e3f 100644
--- a/examples/sparse_gamma_def.py
+++ b/examples/sparse_gamma_def.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     # parse command line arguments
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="parse args")
     parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/examples/sparse_regression.py b/examples/sparse_regression.py
index be28f3ede4..f896c968db 100644
--- a/examples/sparse_regression.py
+++ b/examples/sparse_regression.py
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Krylov KIT")
     parser.add_argument("--num-data", type=int, default=750)
     parser.add_argument("--num-steps", type=int, default=1000)
diff --git a/examples/svi_horovod.py b/examples/svi_horovod.py
index 0523d83af8..f4bde1b72c 100644
--- a/examples/svi_horovod.py
+++ b/examples/svi_horovod.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Distributed training via Horovod")
     parser.add_argument("-o", "--outfile")
     parser.add_argument("-s", "--size", default=1000000, type=int)
diff --git a/examples/svi_lightning.py b/examples/svi_lightning.py
index a2485d631d..ce5089453e 100644
--- a/examples/svi_lightning.py
+++ b/examples/svi_lightning.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Distributed training via PyTorch Lightning"
     )
diff --git a/examples/toy_mixture_model_discrete_enumeration.py b/examples/toy_mixture_model_discrete_enumeration.py
index d4a7964149..99a45651eb 100644
--- a/examples/toy_mixture_model_discrete_enumeration.py
+++ b/examples/toy_mixture_model_discrete_enumeration.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def get_true_pred_CPDs(CPD, posterior_param):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Toy mixture model")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-steps", default=4000, type=int)
     parser.add_argument("-o", "--num-obs", default=10000, type=int)
diff --git a/examples/vae/ss_vae_M2.py b/examples/vae/ss_vae_M2.py
index 8fcb72204e..1ae50b92ad 100644
--- a/examples/vae/ss_vae_M2.py
+++ b/examples/vae/ss_vae_M2.py
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ def main(args):
 )
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="SS-VAE\n{}".format(EXAMPLE_RUN))
 
diff --git a/examples/vae/vae.py b/examples/vae/vae.py
index 38aa9fdf62..d632d09bf1 100644
--- a/examples/vae/vae.py
+++ b/examples/vae/vae.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     # parse command line arguments
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="parse args")
     parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/examples/vae/vae_comparison.py b/examples/vae/vae_comparison.py
index 64f6a516b3..78373aad3c 100644
--- a/examples/vae/vae_comparison.py
+++ b/examples/vae/vae_comparison.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ def main(args):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.5")
+    assert pyro.__version__.startswith("1.8.6")
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="VAE using MNIST dataset")
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--num-epochs", nargs="?", default=10, type=int)
     parser.add_argument("--batch_size", nargs="?", default=128, type=int)
diff --git a/pyro/__init__.py b/pyro/__init__.py
index 7f66671cd5..dba3f20e83 100644
--- a/pyro/__init__.py
+++ b/pyro/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from . import settings
 
 # After changing this, run scripts/update_version.py
-version_prefix = "1.8.5"
+version_prefix = "1.8.6"
 
 # Get the __version__ string from the auto-generated _version.py file, if exists.
 try:
diff --git a/tutorial/source/air.ipynb b/tutorial/source/air.ipynb
index 5367a037ef..9acd16f54b 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/air.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/air.ipynb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "import numpy as np\n",
     "\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')"
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/tutorial/source/bayesian_regression.ipynb b/tutorial/source/bayesian_regression.ipynb
index 6919996d82..835c3ad1c0 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/bayesian_regression.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/bayesian_regression.ipynb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "\n",
     "# for CI testing\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "pyro.set_rng_seed(1)\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
diff --git a/tutorial/source/bayesian_regression_ii.ipynb b/tutorial/source/bayesian_regression_ii.ipynb
index c43c9f6e1c..b907ce11ed 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/bayesian_regression_ii.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/bayesian_regression_ii.ipynb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "import pyro.optim as optim\n",
     "\n",
     "pyro.set_rng_seed(1)\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')"
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/tutorial/source/bo.ipynb b/tutorial/source/bo.ipynb
index 682683d70d..08b8a17cf6 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/bo.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/bo.ipynb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "import pyro\n",
     "import pyro.contrib.gp as gp\n",
     "\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "pyro.set_rng_seed(1)"
    ]
   },
diff --git a/tutorial/source/dirichlet_process_mixture.ipynb b/tutorial/source/dirichlet_process_mixture.ipynb
index 498873a9fb..ef0c458652 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/dirichlet_process_mixture.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/dirichlet_process_mixture.ipynb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     "from pyro.infer import Predictive, SVI, Trace_ELBO\n",
     "from pyro.optim import Adam\n",
     "\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "pyro.set_rng_seed(0)"
    ]
   },
diff --git a/tutorial/source/easyguide.ipynb b/tutorial/source/easyguide.ipynb
index 63991b3869..d8322aa6e9 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/easyguide.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/easyguide.ipynb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "from torch.distributions import constraints\n",
     "\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')"
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/tutorial/source/ekf.ipynb b/tutorial/source/ekf.ipynb
index ad56011132..b909f83534 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/ekf.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/ekf.ipynb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     "from pyro.contrib.tracking.measurements import PositionMeasurement\n",
     "\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')"
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/tutorial/source/enumeration.ipynb b/tutorial/source/enumeration.ipynb
index c1dbba45bf..3abbca0a75 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/enumeration.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/enumeration.ipynb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "from pyro.ops.indexing import Vindex\n",
     "\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "pyro.set_rng_seed(0)"
    ]
   },
diff --git a/tutorial/source/epi_intro.ipynb b/tutorial/source/epi_intro.ipynb
index 858bab3c75..f1b5b76734 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/epi_intro.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/epi_intro.ipynb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "from pyro.contrib.epidemiology import CompartmentalModel, binomial_dist, infection_dist\n",
     "\n",
     "%matplotlib inline\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "torch.set_default_dtype(torch.double)  # Required for MCMC inference.\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)"
    ]
diff --git a/tutorial/source/forecasting_dlm.ipynb b/tutorial/source/forecasting_dlm.ipynb
index 819ab36866..7853ef18b1 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/forecasting_dlm.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/forecasting_dlm.ipynb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "from pyro.ops.stats import quantile\n",
     "\n",
     "%matplotlib inline\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "\n",
     "pyro.set_rng_seed(20200928)\n",
     "\n",
diff --git a/tutorial/source/forecasting_i.ipynb b/tutorial/source/forecasting_i.ipynb
index bd14aa85d0..8170bb6b00 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/forecasting_i.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/forecasting_i.ipynb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n",
     "\n",
     "%matplotlib inline\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "pyro.set_rng_seed(20200221)"
    ]
   },
diff --git a/tutorial/source/forecasting_ii.ipynb b/tutorial/source/forecasting_ii.ipynb
index 313a0643cc..2175b8e63d 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/forecasting_ii.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/forecasting_ii.ipynb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n",
     "\n",
     "%matplotlib inline\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "pyro.set_rng_seed(20200305)"
    ]
   },
diff --git a/tutorial/source/forecasting_iii.ipynb b/tutorial/source/forecasting_iii.ipynb
index 98cb40e050..c13e4eff4d 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/forecasting_iii.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/forecasting_iii.ipynb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n",
     "\n",
     "%matplotlib inline\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "pyro.set_rng_seed(20200305)"
    ]
   },
diff --git a/tutorial/source/gmm.ipynb b/tutorial/source/gmm.ipynb
index 1c6fe18fde..9443689570 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/gmm.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/gmm.ipynb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "from pyro.infer import SVI, TraceEnum_ELBO, config_enumerate, infer_discrete\n",
     "\n",
     "smoke_test = \"CI\" in os.environ\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')"
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/tutorial/source/gp.ipynb b/tutorial/source/gp.ipynb
index b72d6066d4..fa37160f99 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/gp.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/gp.ipynb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "smoke_test = \"CI\" in os.environ  # ignore; used to check code integrity in the Pyro repo\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "pyro.set_rng_seed(0)\n",
     "torch.set_default_tensor_type(torch.DoubleTensor)"
    ]
diff --git a/tutorial/source/gplvm.ipynb b/tutorial/source/gplvm.ipynb
index cf93d41a26..f7c0c1b78c 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/gplvm.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/gplvm.ipynb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "import pyro.ops.stats as stats\n",
     "\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)  # ignore; used to check code integrity in the Pyro repo\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "pyro.set_rng_seed(1)"
    ]
   },
diff --git a/tutorial/source/intro_long.ipynb b/tutorial/source/intro_long.ipynb
index cef8912ddf..dc2a986dd1 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/intro_long.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/intro_long.ipynb
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "\n",
     "pyro.enable_validation(True)\n",
     "pyro.set_rng_seed(1)\n",
diff --git a/tutorial/source/jit.ipynb b/tutorial/source/jit.ipynb
index 3c9ad7e7ae..d47c85fbd3 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/jit.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/jit.ipynb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "from pyro.optim import Adam\n",
     "\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')"
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/tutorial/source/model_rendering.ipynb b/tutorial/source/model_rendering.ipynb
index 39f123c528..d23125e0a9 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/model_rendering.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/model_rendering.ipynb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "import pyro.distributions.constraints as constraints\n",
     "\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')"
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/tutorial/source/modules.ipynb b/tutorial/source/modules.ipynb
index ee0fb5c279..104d251e1e 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/modules.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/modules.ipynb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "from pyro.optim import Adam\n",
     "\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')"
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/tutorial/source/prior_predictive.ipynb b/tutorial/source/prior_predictive.ipynb
index 9a641ced00..519f10e9cc 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/prior_predictive.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/prior_predictive.ipynb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "import pyro.poutine as poutine\n",
     "from pyro.infer.resampler import Resampler\n",
     "\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)  # for CI testing only"
    ]
   },
diff --git a/tutorial/source/prodlda.ipynb b/tutorial/source/prodlda.ipynb
index e3eaad7d8b..3d4e460558 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/prodlda.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/prodlda.ipynb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "from pyro.infer import MCMC, NUTS\n",
     "import torch\n",
     "\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "# Enable smoke test - run the notebook cells on CI.\n",
     "smoke_test = 'CI' in os.environ"
    ]
diff --git a/tutorial/source/stable.ipynb b/tutorial/source/stable.ipynb
index 1864df3eee..b0f7460ab9 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/stable.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/stable.ipynb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "from pyro.ops.tensor_utils import convolve\n",
     "\n",
     "%matplotlib inline\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)"
    ]
   },
diff --git a/tutorial/source/svi_part_i.ipynb b/tutorial/source/svi_part_i.ipynb
index ca1b19a653..4b48f7526c 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/svi_part_i.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/svi_part_i.ipynb
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)\n",
     "n_steps = 2 if smoke_test else 2000\n",
     "\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "\n",
     "# clear the param store in case we're in a REPL\n",
     "pyro.clear_param_store()\n",
diff --git a/tutorial/source/svi_part_iii.ipynb b/tutorial/source/svi_part_iii.ipynb
index 0d1b498578..206d9b61d3 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/svi_part_iii.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/svi_part_iii.ipynb
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
     "from pyro.infer import SVI, TraceGraph_ELBO\n",
     "import sys\n",
     "\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "\n",
     "# this is for running the notebook in our testing framework\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)\n",
diff --git a/tutorial/source/tensor_shapes.ipynb b/tutorial/source/tensor_shapes.ipynb
index 47aa4db594..45d9be00bb 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/tensor_shapes.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/tensor_shapes.ipynb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "from pyro.optim import Adam\n",
     "\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "\n",
     "# We'll ue this helper to check our models are correct.\n",
     "def test_model(model, guide, loss):\n",
diff --git a/tutorial/source/tracking_1d.ipynb b/tutorial/source/tracking_1d.ipynb
index 8385e36187..6d2f983913 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/tracking_1d.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/tracking_1d.ipynb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "from pyro.optim import Adam\n",
     "\n",
     "%matplotlib inline\n",
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "smoke_test = ('CI' in os.environ)"
    ]
   },
diff --git a/tutorial/source/vae.ipynb b/tutorial/source/vae.ipynb
index a15a407f79..5e9ef7c721 100644
--- a/tutorial/source/vae.ipynb
+++ b/tutorial/source/vae.ipynb
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.5')\n",
+    "assert pyro.__version__.startswith('1.8.6')\n",
     "pyro.distributions.enable_validation(False)\n",
     "pyro.set_rng_seed(0)\n",
     "# Enable smoke test - run the notebook cells on CI.\n",