diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ with open('README.rst', 'r') as f:
 setup(
     name='pyttsx3',
     packages=['pyttsx3', 'pyttsx3.drivers'],
-    version='2.8',
+    version='2.86',
     description='Text to Speech (TTS) library for Python 2 and 3. Works without internet connection or delay. Supports multiple TTS engines, including Sapi5, nsss, and espeak.',
     long_description=long_description,
     summary='Offline Text to Speech library with multi-engine support',
updated version <I> after reverting to commit 3b<I>e4 to fix