diff --git a/samtranslator/__init__.py b/samtranslator/__init__.py
index 30b16224d..6dc92b979 100644
--- a/samtranslator/__init__.py
+++ b/samtranslator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.84.0"
+__version__ = "1.85.0"