diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 76672cff0..7170746f5 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "1.8.5"
+    ".": "1.8.6"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e599ab975..952845303 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.8.6](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-java/compare/v1.8.5...v1.8.6) (2025-06-23)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* sanity release due to pipeline migration ([aa03b3d](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-java/commit/aa03b3dac8cbd87fcf2875853b3c70aa1415fe92))
+
 ## [1.8.5](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-java/compare/v1.8.4...v1.8.5) (2025-06-13)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42ff60c7f..50070eecc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,27 +22,27 @@ In `build.gradle` in the `dependencies` section:
 
 ```Groovy
 // x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-abstractions:1.8.5'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-abstractions:1.8.6'
 // x-release-please-end
 implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-authentication-azure:1.5.0'
 // x-release-please-end
 // x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-http-okHttp:1.8.5'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-http-okHttp:1.8.6'
 // x-release-please-end
 // x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-json:1.8.5'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-json:1.8.6'
 // x-release-please-end
 // x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-text:1.8.5'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-text:1.8.6'
 // x-release-please-end
 // x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-form:1.8.5'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-form:1.8.6'
 // x-release-please-end
 // x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-multipart:1.8.5'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-serialization-multipart:1.8.6'
 // x-release-please-end
 // x-release-please-start-version
-implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-bundle:1.8.5'
+implementation 'com.microsoft.kiota:microsoft-kiota-bundle:1.8.6'
 // x-release-please-end
 implementation 'jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:2.1.1'
 ```
@@ -56,49 +56,49 @@ In `pom.xml` in the `dependencies` section:
       <groupId>com.microsoft.kiota</groupId>
       <artifactId>microsoft-kiota-abstractions</artifactId>
       <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-      <version>1.8.5</version>
+      <version>1.8.6</version>
       <!--x-release-please-end-->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.microsoft.kiota</groupId>
       <artifactId>microsoft-kiota-authentication-azure</artifactId>
       <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-      <version>1.8.5</version>
+      <version>1.8.6</version>
       <!--x-release-please-end-->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.microsoft.kiota</groupId>
       <artifactId>microsoft-kiota-http-okHttp</artifactId>
       <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-      <version>1.8.5</version>
+      <version>1.8.6</version>
       <!--x-release-please-end-->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.microsoft.kiota</groupId>
       <artifactId>microsoft-kiota-serialization-json</artifactId>
       <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-      <version>1.8.5</version>
+      <version>1.8.6</version>
       <!--x-release-please-end-->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.microsoft.kiota</groupId>
       <artifactId>microsoft-kiota-serialization-text</artifactId>
       <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-      <version>1.8.5</version>
+      <version>1.8.6</version>
       <!--x-release-please-end-->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.microsoft.kiota</groupId>
       <artifactId>microsoft-kiota-serialization-form</artifactId>
       <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-      <version>1.8.5</version>
+      <version>1.8.6</version>
       <!--x-release-please-end-->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.microsoft.kiota</groupId>
       <artifactId>microsoft-kiota-serialization-multipart</artifactId>
       <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-      <version>1.8.5</version>
+      <version>1.8.6</version>
       <!--x-release-please-end-->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/options/UserAgentHandlerOption.java b/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/options/UserAgentHandlerOption.java
index eb7c6e789..b6d7f6e04 100644
--- a/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/options/UserAgentHandlerOption.java
+++ b/components/http/okHttp/src/main/java/com/microsoft/kiota/http/middleware/options/UserAgentHandlerOption.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public UserAgentHandlerOption() {}
 
     private boolean enabled = true;
     @Nonnull private String productName = "kiota-java";
-    @Nonnull private String productVersion = "1.8.5"; // x-release-please-version
+    @Nonnull private String productVersion = "1.8.6"; // x-release-please-version
 
     /**
      * Gets the product name to be used in the user agent header
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3f6b57bb6..151db6131 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ mavenMajorVersion = 1
 mavenMinorVersion = 8
 # x-release-please-end
 # x-release-please-start-patch
-mavenPatchVersion = 5
+mavenPatchVersion = 6
 # x-release-please-end
 mavenArtifactSuffix =