Release 3.8.5

NEWS

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Jan 05, 2026: libarchive 3.8.5 released
+
 Dec 01, 2025: libarchive 3.8.4 released
 
 Nov 17, 2025: libarchive 3.8.3 released

build/version

@@ -1 +1 @@
-3008004
+3008005

configure.ac

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ dnl First, define all of the version numbers up front.
 dnl In particular, this allows the version macro to be used in AC_INIT
 
 dnl These first two version numbers are updated automatically on each release.
-m4_define([LIBARCHIVE_VERSION_S],[3.8.4])
-m4_define([LIBARCHIVE_VERSION_N],[3008004])
+m4_define([LIBARCHIVE_VERSION_S],[3.8.5])
+m4_define([LIBARCHIVE_VERSION_N],[3008005])
 
 dnl bsdtar and bsdcpio versioning tracks libarchive
 m4_define([BSDTAR_VERSION_S],LIBARCHIVE_VERSION_S())

libarchive/archive.h

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * assert that ARCHIVE_VERSION_NUMBER >= 2012108.
  */
 /* Note: Compiler will complain if this does not match archive_entry.h! */
-#define	ARCHIVE_VERSION_NUMBER 3008004
+#define	ARCHIVE_VERSION_NUMBER 3008005
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <stddef.h>  /* for wchar_t */
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ __LA_DECL int		archive_version_number(void);
 /*
  * Textual name/version of the library, useful for version displays.
  */
-#define	ARCHIVE_VERSION_ONLY_STRING "3.8.4"
+#define	ARCHIVE_VERSION_ONLY_STRING "3.8.5"
 #define	ARCHIVE_VERSION_STRING "libarchive " ARCHIVE_VERSION_ONLY_STRING
 __LA_DECL const char *	archive_version_string(void);
 

libarchive/archive_entry.h

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #define	ARCHIVE_ENTRY_H_INCLUDED
 
 /* Note: Compiler will complain if this does not match archive.h! */
-#define	ARCHIVE_VERSION_NUMBER 3008004
+#define	ARCHIVE_VERSION_NUMBER 3008005
 
 /*
  * Note: archive_entry.h is for use outside of libarchive; the