diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 88dfa43..a2001b8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zbox"
-version = "0.8.5"
+version = "0.8.6"
 authors = ["Bo Lu"]
 description = "ZboxFS is a zero-details, privacy-focused in-app file system."
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/zbox"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9de2f5a..e35d39b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Add the following dependency to your `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-zbox = "0.8.5"
+zbox = "0.8.6"
 ```
 
 If you don't want to install libsodium by yourself, simply specify
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ verify and build libsodium.
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-zbox = { version = "0.8.5", features = ["libsodium-bundled"] }
+zbox = { version = "0.8.6", features = ["libsodium-bundled"] }
 ```
 
 ## Example
diff --git a/src/version.rs b/src/version.rs
index bf93ffa..1c335a0 100644
--- a/src/version.rs
+++ b/src/version.rs
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ pub const REPO_PATCH_VERSION: u8 = 0;
 /// Define ZboxFS library version
 pub const LIB_MAJOR_VERSION: u8 = 0;
 pub const LIB_MINOR_VERSION: u8 = 8;
-pub const LIB_PATCH_VERSION: u8 = 5;
+pub const LIB_PATCH_VERSION: u8 = 6;