diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 
-## [1.8.6] - unreleased
+## [1.8.6] - 7/18/22
 ### Added
 ### Changed
 - Default behavior of gitlab repo naming collisions to append namespace'd path to repo name instead of auto adding preserve dir behavior; thanks @sding3