diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fecba68b9..dd2a7394b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3199,7 +3199,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-operator"
-version = "0.86.0"
+version = "0.86.1"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index 09b8e3595..72627a4f4 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.86.1] - 2025-02-21
+
 ### Added
 
 - Add `region` field to S3ConnectionSpec ([#959]).
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
index 8da473ce0..fd4710b9b 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "stackable-operator"
 description = "Stackable Operator Framework"
-version = "0.86.0"
+version = "0.86.1"
 authors.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true