diff --git a/CHANGES.markdown b/CHANGES.markdown
--- a/CHANGES.markdown
+++ b/CHANGES.markdown
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## Changes in 2.11.6 (2023-10-11)
+  - Compatibility with GHC 9.8.1
+  - Run cleanup actions on `--fail-fast` (see #860)
+
 ## Changes in 2.11.5 (2023-09-20)
   - Add `--show-exceptions` and `--display-exceptions`
 
diff --git a/hspec.cabal b/hspec.cabal
--- a/hspec.cabal
+++ b/hspec.cabal
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 cabal-version: 1.12
 
--- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.35.5.
+-- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.36.0.
 --
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:             hspec
-version:          2.11.5
+version:          2.11.6
 license:          MIT
 license-file:     LICENSE
 copyright:        (c) 2011-2023 Simon Hengel,
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
   build-depends:
       QuickCheck >=2.12
     , base ==4.*
-    , hspec-core ==2.11.5
-    , hspec-discover ==2.11.5
+    , hspec-core ==2.11.6
+    , hspec-discover ==2.11.6
     , hspec-expectations ==0.8.4.*
   exposed-modules:
       Test.Hspec
diff --git a/version.yaml b/version.yaml
--- a/version.yaml
+++ b/version.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: &version 2.11.5
+version: &version 2.11.6
 synopsis: A Testing Framework for Haskell
 author: Simon Hengel <sol@typeful.net>
 maintainer: Simon Hengel <sol@typeful.net>