Prepare v0.8.6

Author: dhardy

.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Publish to crates.io and create GitHub release
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ['[0-9].[0-9].*', '[0-9].[1-9][0-9].*']
+jobs:
+  # Source: https://crates.io/docs/trusted-publishing
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - uses: rust-lang/crates-io-auth-action@v1
+      id: auth
+    - run: cargo publish
+      env:
+        CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ steps.auth.outputs.token }}

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ A [separate changelog is kept for rand_core](rand_core/CHANGELOG.md).
 
 You may also find the [Upgrade Guide](https://rust-random.github.io/book/update.html) useful.
 
+## [0.8.6] - 2026-04-14
+This release back-ports a fix from v0.10. See also [#1763].
+
+### Changes
+- Deprecate feature `log` (#1764)
+
+[#1763]: https://github.com/rust-random/rand/pull/1763
+
 ## [0.8.5] - 2021-08-20
 ### Fixes
 - Fix build on non-32/64-bit architectures (#1144)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rand"
-version = "0.8.5"
+version = "0.8.6"
 authors = ["The Rand Project Developers", "The Rust Project Developers"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"