diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cc20bd7b0..4b9e101bf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3199,7 +3199,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-operator"
-version = "0.84.1"
+version = "0.85.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index e34e75981..fb43f14dd 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.85.0] - 2025-01-28
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Change constant used for product image selection so that it defaults to OCI ([#945]).
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
index c8f0e7138..05e3fd2c2 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "stackable-operator"
 description = "Stackable Operator Framework"
-version = "0.84.1"
+version = "0.85.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true