diff --git a/.changeset/dr-1170-startup-crash.md b/.changeset/dr-1170-startup-crash.md
deleted file mode 100644
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-"worker-comfyui": patch
----
-
-Fix ComfyUI startup crash that surfaced as `ComfyUI server (127.0.0.1:8188) not reachable after multiple retries`. ComfyUI's full runtime dependency set is now installed into the same virtualenv that `start.sh` launches ComfyUI with, so the server starts reliably. Also pins `transformers<5` / `huggingface-hub<1`, adds a build-time smoke test that fails the build if ComfyUI can't start, and the GPU pre-flight now launches a real kernel for a clear error on a kernel/arch mismatch.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c053e0682..1ee50f9ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # [5.3.0](https://github.com/runpod-workers/worker-comfyui/compare/5.2.0...5.3.0) (2025-07-22)
 
+## 5.8.6
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- 402e5ed: Fix ComfyUI startup crash that surfaced as `ComfyUI server (127.0.0.1:8188) not reachable after multiple retries`. ComfyUI's full runtime dependency set is now installed into the same virtualenv that `start.sh` launches ComfyUI with, so the server starts reliably. Also pins `transformers<5` / `huggingface-hub<1`, adds a build-time smoke test that fails the build if ComfyUI can't start, and the GPU pre-flight now launches a real kernel for a clear error on a kernel/arch mismatch.
+
 ## 5.8.5
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d198fb4fb..08b0d96a3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "worker-comfyui",
-  "version": "5.8.5",
+  "version": "5.8.6",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "changeset": "changeset",