diff --git a/octodns/__init__.py b/octodns/__init__.py
index 601734c..bfb1905 100644
--- a/octodns/__init__.py
+++ b/octodns/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, \
     unicode_literals
 
-__VERSION__ = '0.8.5'
+__VERSION__ = '0.8.6'
diff --git a/script/release b/script/release
index 16e7641..d8fabf2 100755
--- a/script/release
+++ b/script/release
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ ROOT=$(pwd)
 VERSION=$(grep __VERSION__ $ROOT/octodns/__init__.py | sed -e "s/.* = '//" -e "s/'$//")
 
 git tag -s v$VERSION -m "Release $VERSION"
+git push origin v$VERSION
+echo "Tagged and pushed v$VERSION"
 python setup.py sdist upload
 echo "Updloaded $VERSION"