diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 0d7d1d281..4d5d700b1 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# 1.8.4
+# 1.8.5
 
 
 # 1.8.x
diff --git a/dependencies.gradle b/dependencies.gradle
index abddfa36d..aaf9524f6 100644
--- a/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/dependencies.gradle
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ext {
 	findbugsVersion = '3.0.2'
 	jspecifyVersion = '0.3.0'
 	moduleName = 'net.jqwik'
-	jqwikVersion = '1.8.4'
+	jqwikVersion = '1.8.5-SNAPSHOT'
 	isSnapshotRelease = isSnapshotRelease(jqwikVersion)
 	showStandardStreams = showStandardStreams()
 	javaTargetVersion = javaTargetVersion()