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+# Version 2.8.5 - 2022-12-06
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+## Bugfixes
+
+- [PICARD-2590](https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/PICARD-2590) - Relative paths for cover art file names no longer work
+- [PICARD-2593](https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/PICARD-2593) - Toolbar icon text disappears when saving options
+- [PICARD-2596](https://tickets.metabrainz.org/browse/PICARD-2596) - "Show icons in menus" option is applied without saving options
+
+
 # Version 2.8.4 - 2022-11-22
 
 ## Bugfixes