diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bff2fdd..62535cc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## v0.8.6
+
+- Fixed bug when recycled Registry slot can be set to Nil
+
 ## v0.8.5
 
 - Fixed potential unsoundness when using `Layout::from_size_align_unchecked` and Rust 1.65+
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2fc69e2..b048f7f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mlua"
-version = "0.8.5" # remember to update html_root_url and mlua_derive
+version = "0.8.6" # remember to update html_root_url and mlua_derive
 authors = ["Aleksandr Orlenko <zxteam@pm.me>", "kyren <catherine@chucklefish.org>"]
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/khvzak/mlua"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d84845b..24208b8 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 //! [`serde::Deserialize`]: https://docs.serde.rs/serde/de/trait.Deserialize.html
 
 // mlua types in rustdoc of other crates get linked to here.
-#![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/mlua/0.8.5")]
+#![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/mlua/0.8.6")]
 // Deny warnings inside doc tests / examples. When this isn't present, rustdoc doesn't show *any*
 // warnings at all.
 #![doc(test(attr(deny(warnings))))]