diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_release.md b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_release.md
index 2eb3bb43..c718cc96 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG_release.md
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG_release.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# [8.6.0](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.5.0...8.6.0) (2025-12-10)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Remove elevated permissions in GitHub CI performance benchmark ([#9966](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9966)) ([6b9f896](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/6b9f8963cc3debf59cd9c5dfc5422aff9404ce9d))
+
+### Features
+
+* Add GraphQL query `cloudConfig` to retrieve and mutation `updateCloudConfig` to update Cloud Config ([#9947](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9947)) ([3ca85cd](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3ca85cd4a632f234c9d3d731331c0524dfe54075))
+
 # [8.5.0](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.4.0...8.5.0) (2025-12-01)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9facfbd1..1d8eb8f0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "8.6.0-alpha.2",
+  "version": "8.6.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "parse-server",
-      "version": "8.6.0-alpha.2",
+      "version": "8.6.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cc56636d..5d47aca2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "8.6.0-alpha.2",
+  "version": "8.6.0",
   "description": "An express module providing a Parse-compatible API server",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {