diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b686f8b58..9c82904ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## [1.8.6] (Nov 11, 2024)
+### Feat:
+- Added `localCacheEnabled` flag to control the use of local cache in the Chat SDK.
+
+### Fix:
+- Use `disconnectWebsocket` instead of `disconnect` (applied changes from PR #1219)
+- Prevent changes to the theme if it has already been added by other logic.
+
 ## [1.8.5] (Oct 29, 2024)
 ### Chore:
 - Added bot profile style for the favicon from onboarding 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 837198084..be3452dd7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sendbird/chat-ai-widget",
-  "version": "1.8.5",
+  "version": "1.8.6",
   "description": "Sendbird Chat AI Widget,\n Detailed documentation can be found at https://github.com/sendbird/chat-ai-widget#readme",
   "main": "./dist/index.umd.js",
   "module": "./dist/index.es.js",
diff --git a/packages/self-service/package.json b/packages/self-service/package.json
index c85a74037..4e22c5d27 100644
--- a/packages/self-service/package.json
+++ b/packages/self-service/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "format": "npm run prettier:fix && npm run lint:fix"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sendbird/chat-ai-widget": "1.8.5",
+    "@sendbird/chat-ai-widget": "1.8.6",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5db9fa6aa..78ac00547 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3259,7 +3259,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@sendbird/chat-ai-widget@npm:1.8.5, @sendbird/chat-ai-widget@workspace:.":
+"@sendbird/chat-ai-widget@npm:1.8.6, @sendbird/chat-ai-widget@workspace:.":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@sendbird/chat-ai-widget@workspace:."
   dependencies:
@@ -15956,7 +15956,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "self-service@workspace:packages/self-service"
   dependencies:
-    "@sendbird/chat-ai-widget": "npm:1.8.5"
+    "@sendbird/chat-ai-widget": "npm:1.8.6"
     "@types/react": "npm:^18.0.37"
     "@types/react-dom": "npm:^18.0.11"
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "npm:^4.2.1"