diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 844832607..727445b38 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Changelog
 ===
 
+## Version 6.85.0
+
+### ✨ New & Improved
+
+* new `stripTags` option ([#914](https://github.com/readmeio/markdown/issues/914)) ([c8a1fdf](https://github.com/readmeio/markdown/commit/c8a1fdf88bc5abfe1997f16b0862fd98689e0ed4))
+
 ## Version 6.84.0
 
 ### ✨ New & Improved
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 29a9b04ae..a771d6bd2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@readme/markdown",
-  "version": "6.84.0",
+  "version": "6.85.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@readme/markdown",
-      "version": "6.84.0",
+      "version": "6.85.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@readme/syntax-highlighter": "^13.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 01d6bd2bd..0ad63f5c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@readme/markdown",
   "description": "ReadMe's React-based Markdown parser",
   "author": "Rafe Goldberg <rafe@readme.io>",
-  "version": "6.84.0",
+  "version": "6.85.0",
   "main": "dist/main.node.js",
   "browser": "dist/main.js",
   "files": [