diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index f2017a5fea8..cbc01bc6a4e 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.8.5-beta.10
+current_version = 0.8.5
 tag = False
 tag_name = {new_version}
 commit = True
diff --git a/.bumpversion_stable.cfg b/.bumpversion_stable.cfg
index d5ac2112d98..fd7e8aa4551 100644
--- a/.bumpversion_stable.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion_stable.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.8.4
+current_version = 0.8.5
 tag = False
 tag_name = {new_version}
 commit = True
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7e223c385b9..6e8df740b30 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
  # Mono Repo Global Version
-__version__ = "0.8.5-beta.10"
+__version__ = "0.8.5"
 # elsewhere we can call this file: `python VERSION` and simply take the stdout
 
 # stdlib
diff --git a/packages/grid/VERSION b/packages/grid/VERSION
index 3a6b1b83053..65e777033eb 100644
--- a/packages/grid/VERSION
+++ b/packages/grid/VERSION
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Mono Repo Global Version
-__version__ = "0.8.5-beta.10"
+__version__ = "0.8.5"
 # elsewhere we can call this file: `python VERSION` and simply take the stdout
 
 # stdlib
diff --git a/packages/grid/backend/worker_cpu.dockerfile b/packages/grid/backend/worker_cpu.dockerfile
index 25817600671..9548cb3c495 100644
--- a/packages/grid/backend/worker_cpu.dockerfile
+++ b/packages/grid/backend/worker_cpu.dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # Later we'd want to uninstall old python, and then install a new python runtime...
 # ... but pre-built syft deps may break!
 
-ARG SYFT_VERSION_TAG="0.8.5-beta.10"
+ARG SYFT_VERSION_TAG="0.8.5"
 FROM openmined/grid-backend:${SYFT_VERSION_TAG}
 
 ARG PYTHON_VERSION="3.12"
diff --git a/packages/grid/devspace.yaml b/packages/grid/devspace.yaml
index 8624875b09f..55bf820e175 100644
--- a/packages/grid/devspace.yaml
+++ b/packages/grid/devspace.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ vars:
   DEVSPACE_ENV_FILE: "default.env"
   CONTAINER_REGISTRY: "docker.io"
   NODE_NAME: "mynode"
-  VERSION: "0.8.5-beta.10"
+  VERSION: "0.8.5"
 
 # This is a list of `images` that DevSpace can build for this project
 # We recommend to skip image building during development (devspace dev) as much as possible
diff --git a/packages/grid/frontend/package.json b/packages/grid/frontend/package.json
index 3c6c53e5797..f6497bc88e0 100644
--- a/packages/grid/frontend/package.json
+++ b/packages/grid/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pygrid-ui",
-  "version": "0.8.5-beta.10",
+  "version": "0.8.5",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "pnpm i && vite dev --host --port 80",
diff --git a/packages/grid/helm/syft/Chart.yaml b/packages/grid/helm/syft/Chart.yaml
index 88753c6c4e1..be6a64339d2 100644
--- a/packages/grid/helm/syft/Chart.yaml
+++ b/packages/grid/helm/syft/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: syft
 description: Perform numpy-like analysis on data that remains in someone elses server
 type: application
-version: "0.8.5-beta.10"
-appVersion: "0.8.5-beta.10"
+version: "0.8.5"
+appVersion: "0.8.5"
 home: https://github.com/OpenMined/PySyft/
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenMined/PySyft/dev/docs/img/title_syft_light.png
diff --git a/packages/grid/helm/syft/values.yaml b/packages/grid/helm/syft/values.yaml
index 7625c9be08e..f1f7f495eb5 100644
--- a/packages/grid/helm/syft/values.yaml
+++ b/packages/grid/helm/syft/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 global:
   # Affects only backend, frontend, and seaweedfs containers
   registry: docker.io
-  version: 0.8.5-beta.10
+  version: 0.8.5
 
   # Force default secret values for development. DO NOT SET THIS TO FALSE IN PRODUCTION
   randomizedSecrets: true
diff --git a/packages/grid/podman/podman-kube/podman-syft-kube-config.yaml b/packages/grid/podman/podman-kube/podman-syft-kube-config.yaml
index 0d1612eec58..2ce4da02edb 100644
--- a/packages/grid/podman/podman-kube/podman-syft-kube-config.yaml
+++ b/packages/grid/podman/podman-kube/podman-syft-kube-config.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ data:
   RABBITMQ_VERSION: 3
   SEAWEEDFS_VERSION: 3.59
   DOCKER_IMAGE_SEAWEEDFS: chrislusf/seaweedfs:3.55
-  VERSION: 0.8.5-beta.10
+  VERSION: 0.8.5
   VERSION_HASH: unknown
   STACK_API_KEY: ""
 
diff --git a/packages/grid/podman/podman-kube/podman-syft-kube.yaml b/packages/grid/podman/podman-kube/podman-syft-kube.yaml
index 418eaca3bc2..f0bfef40555 100644
--- a/packages/grid/podman/podman-kube/podman-syft-kube.yaml
+++ b/packages/grid/podman/podman-kube/podman-syft-kube.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ spec:
         - configMapRef:
             name: podman-syft-config
 
-      image: docker.io/openmined/grid-backend:0.8.5-beta.10
+      image: docker.io/openmined/grid-backend:0.8.5
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       resources: {}
       tty: true
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ spec:
       envFrom:
         - configMapRef:
             name: podman-syft-config
-      image: docker.io/openmined/grid-frontend:0.8.5-beta.10
+      image: docker.io/openmined/grid-frontend:0.8.5
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       resources: {}
       tty: true
diff --git a/packages/hagrid/hagrid/cache.py b/packages/hagrid/hagrid/cache.py
index d2a9c0487f9..7d20b1b205f 100644
--- a/packages/hagrid/hagrid/cache.py
+++ b/packages/hagrid/hagrid/cache.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import os
 from typing import Any
 
-STABLE_BRANCH = "0.8.4"
-DEFAULT_BRANCH = "0.8.4"
+STABLE_BRANCH = "0.8.5"
+DEFAULT_BRANCH = "0.8.5"
 DEFAULT_REPO = "OpenMined/PySyft"
 
 arg_defaults = {
diff --git a/packages/hagrid/hagrid/deps.py b/packages/hagrid/hagrid/deps.py
index 3b6a1a657ad..0c2ad796cba 100644
--- a/packages/hagrid/hagrid/deps.py
+++ b/packages/hagrid/hagrid/deps.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 from .nb_output import NBOutput
 from .version import __version__
 
-LATEST_BETA_SYFT = "0.8.5-beta.10"
+LATEST_BETA_SYFT = "0.8.5"
 
 DOCKER_ERROR = """
 You are running an old version of docker, possibly on Linux. You need to install v2.
diff --git a/packages/hagrid/hagrid/manifest_template.yml b/packages/hagrid/hagrid/manifest_template.yml
index a6facca1628..43ce36e6554 100644
--- a/packages/hagrid/hagrid/manifest_template.yml
+++ b/packages/hagrid/hagrid/manifest_template.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 manifestVersion: 0.1
 hagrid_version: 0.3.112
-syft_version: 0.8.5-beta.10
-dockerTag: 0.8.5-beta.10
+syft_version: 0.8.5
+dockerTag: 0.8.5
 baseUrl: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenMined/PySyft/
 hash: 95c17b2d0d4d2ab97727315eb1545b3fd74f8fdc
 target_dir: ~/.hagrid/PySyft/
diff --git a/packages/hagrid/hagrid/stable_version.py b/packages/hagrid/hagrid/stable_version.py
index f9772cfc6a3..6ab7dba0f59 100644
--- a/packages/hagrid/hagrid/stable_version.py
+++ b/packages/hagrid/hagrid/stable_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-LATEST_STABLE_SYFT = "0.8.4"
+LATEST_STABLE_SYFT = "0.8.5"
diff --git a/packages/syft/setup.cfg b/packages/syft/setup.cfg
index 8ab47ba1c43..45e499f7e0e 100644
--- a/packages/syft/setup.cfg
+++ b/packages/syft/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = syft
-version = attr: "0.8.5-beta.10"
+version = attr: "0.8.5"
 description = Perform numpy-like analysis on data that remains in someone elses server
 author = OpenMined
 author_email = info@openmined.org
diff --git a/packages/syft/src/syft/VERSION b/packages/syft/src/syft/VERSION
index 3a6b1b83053..65e777033eb 100644
--- a/packages/syft/src/syft/VERSION
+++ b/packages/syft/src/syft/VERSION
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Mono Repo Global Version
-__version__ = "0.8.5-beta.10"
+__version__ = "0.8.5"
 # elsewhere we can call this file: `python VERSION` and simply take the stdout
 
 # stdlib
diff --git a/packages/syft/src/syft/__init__.py b/packages/syft/src/syft/__init__.py
index eaa749ec91a..1b88457eb56 100644
--- a/packages/syft/src/syft/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/syft/src/syft/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.8.5-beta.10"
+__version__ = "0.8.5"
 
 # stdlib
 from collections.abc import Callable
diff --git a/packages/syft/src/syft/stable_version.py b/packages/syft/src/syft/stable_version.py
index f9772cfc6a3..6ab7dba0f59 100644
--- a/packages/syft/src/syft/stable_version.py
+++ b/packages/syft/src/syft/stable_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-LATEST_STABLE_SYFT = "0.8.4"
+LATEST_STABLE_SYFT = "0.8.5"
diff --git a/packages/syftcli/manifest.yml b/packages/syftcli/manifest.yml
index 01eed9ddbca..44a90115702 100644
--- a/packages/syftcli/manifest.yml
+++ b/packages/syftcli/manifest.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 manifestVersion: 1.0
 
-syftVersion: 0.8.5-beta.10
-dockerTag: 0.8.5-beta.10
+syftVersion: 0.8.5
+dockerTag: 0.8.5
 
 images:
-  - docker.io/openmined/grid-frontend:0.8.5-beta.10
-  - docker.io/openmined/grid-backend:0.8.5-beta.10
+  - docker.io/openmined/grid-frontend:0.8.5
+  - docker.io/openmined/grid-backend:0.8.5
   - docker.io/library/mongo:7.0.4
   - docker.io/traefik:v2.10
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/container_workload/pool_image_test.py b/tests/integration/container_workload/pool_image_test.py
index 62b0f2ec1ca..ae4b4368396 100644
--- a/tests/integration/container_workload/pool_image_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/container_workload/pool_image_test.py
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ def test_image_build(domain_1_port) -> None:
         port=domain_1_port, email="info@openmined.org", password="changethis"
     )
 
+    syft_base_tag = "0.8.5-beta.10"  # {sy.__version__}
+
     # Submit Docker Worker Config
-    docker_config_rl = """
-        FROM openmined/grid-backend:0.8.5-beta.10
+    docker_config_rl = f"""
+        FROM openmined/grid-backend:{syft_base_tag}
         RUN pip install recordlinkage
     """
     docker_config = DockerWorkerConfig(dockerfile=docker_config_rl)
@@ -77,9 +79,11 @@ def test_pool_launch(domain_1_port) -> None:
     )
     # assert len(domain_client.worker_pools.get_all()) == 1
 
+    syft_base_tag = "0.8.5-beta.10"  # {sy.__version__}
+
     # Submit Docker Worker Config
-    docker_config_opendp = """
-        FROM openmined/grid-backend:0.8.5-beta.10
+    docker_config_opendp = f"""
+        FROM openmined/grid-backend:{syft_base_tag}
         RUN pip install opendp
     """
     docker_config = DockerWorkerConfig(dockerfile=docker_config_opendp)
@@ -177,9 +181,12 @@ def test_pool_image_creation_job_requests(domain_1_port) -> None:
     assert isinstance(res, SyftSuccess)
     ds_client = sy.login(email=ds_email, password="secret_pw", port=domain_1_port)
 
+    syft_base_tag = "0.8.5-beta.10"  # {sy.__version__}
+
     # the DS makes a request to create an image and a pool based on the image
-    docker_config_np = """
-        FROM openmined/grid-backend:0.8.5-beta.10
+
+    docker_config_np = f"""
+        FROM openmined/grid-backend:{syft_base_tag}
         RUN pip install numpy
     """
     docker_config = DockerWorkerConfig(dockerfile=docker_config_np)