diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4ba07fc..6af1d4d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # Summary
 * [**Unreleased**](#unreleased)
+* [**Release 2025-08-09 v0.8a5**](#release-2025-08-09-v08a5) Creating Microsoft Word docx files is now optional
 * [**Release 2025-07-15 v0.8a4**](#release-2025-07-15-v08a4) Made options and output more concise
 * **Release 2025-07-04 v0.8.3** Clean README
 * [**Release 2025-06-28 v0.8a1**](#release-2025-06-28-v08a1) Added the command `trk running`
@@ -36,6 +37,16 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Release 2025-08-09 v0.8a5
+* CHANGED basic usage documentation to add a tip
+* CHANGED Simplify basic usage by docs by moving selected basic usage docs to advanced docs
+* CHANGED Creating Microsoft Word docx files is now optional:
+  * Most researchers may not want/need to create a Microsoft docx file     
+  * Makes installation easier:
+    * The `lxml` package (a requirement of `python-docx`) can be difficult to install
+* CHANGED installation instructions to include `--upgrade` due to rapid development
+* CHANGED improved readability of stdout messages
+
 ## Release 2025-07-15 v0.8a4
 * CHANGED `trk running` output to be more concise
 * ADDED short option '-d' to original long option '--csvdir' in command, 'trk init'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1b39761..5488029 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name = "timetracker-csv"
 description = "Pandas-friendly time tracking from the CLI"
-version = '0.8.4'
+version = '0.8.5'
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
 authors = [
   {name = 'DV Klopfenstein, PhD', email = 'dvklopfenstein@protonmail.com'},
diff --git a/timetracker/__init__.py b/timetracker/__init__.py
index c09b61c..6c8f041 100644
--- a/timetracker/__init__.py
+++ b/timetracker/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright (C) 2025-present, DV Klopfenstein, PhD. All rights reserved'
 __author__ = 'DV Klopfenstein, PhD'
-__version__ = '0.8.4'
+__version__ = '0.8.5'
 
 # Copyright (C) 2025-present, DV Klopfenstein, PhD. All rights reserved