diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dd2a7394b..c0872715d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3199,7 +3199,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-operator"
-version = "0.86.1"
+version = "0.86.2"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f2a273ec..5e7e6e97e 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]
 
+## [0.86.2] - 2025-02-21
+
 ### Fix
 
 - BREAKING: Improve `AwsRegion::name()` ergonomics: borrow self and return `Option<&str>` ([#963]).
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
index fd4710b9b..468b25fa1 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 = "0.86.1"
+version = "0.86.2"
 authors.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true