diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 91447f6fc5ca..05f091dfe382 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+<a name="8.5.1"></a>
+# 8.5.1 (2021-09-22)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse/compare/v8.5.0...v8.5.1)
+
+This is a patch release to fix an issue in the CLI when [error reporting](./docs/error-reporting.md) has been enabled.
+
+## New Contributors
+
+Thanks to our new contributor 👽🐷🐰🐯🐻!
+
+- Yorkie Liu @yorkie
+
+## CLI
+
+* fix crash with Sentry init ([#13104](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse/pull/13104))
+
+## ⛏️👷 Fraggle Rock
+
+  Support for auditing user flows ([#11313](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse/issues/11313))
+
+* add API for constructing flow result ([#13034](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse/pull/13034))
+* add category tooltips to flow report ([#13043](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse/pull/13043))
+
 <a name="8.5.0"></a>
 # 8.5.0 (2021-09-21)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse/compare/v8.4.0...v8.5.0)
@@ -8,8 +31,8 @@ We expect this release to ship in the DevTools of [Chrome 96](https://chromiumda
 
 Thanks to our new contributors 👽🐷🐰🐯🐻!
 
-Konstantin Popov @KonstHardy
-Can Umay @canumay
+- Konstantin Popov @KonstHardy
+- Can Umay @canumay
 
 ## Core
 
@@ -87,11 +110,11 @@ We expect this release to ship in the DevTools of [Chrome 95](https://chromiumda
 
 Thanks to our new contributors 👽🐷🐰🐯🐻!
 
-Emmanouil Zoumpoulakis @emzoumpo
-Milutin Kristofic @milutin
-Bjørn Erik Pedersen @bep
-Jerome Cukier @jckr
-Saurav Kumar @svkrclg
+- Emmanouil Zoumpoulakis @emzoumpo
+- Milutin Kristofic @milutin
+- Bjørn Erik Pedersen @bep
+- Jerome Cukier @jckr
+- Saurav Kumar @svkrclg
 
 ## New Audits
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins.md b/docs/plugins.md
index 524d0378573e..01430a3ad06a 100644
--- a/docs/plugins.md
+++ b/docs/plugins.md
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ A Lighthouse plugin is just a node module with a name that starts with `lighthou
   "name": "lighthouse-plugin-cats",
   "main": "plugin.js",
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "lighthouse": "^8.5.0"
+    "lighthouse": "^8.5.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "lighthouse": "^8.5.0"
+    "lighthouse": "^8.5.1"
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/recipes/custom-audit/package.json b/docs/recipes/custom-audit/package.json
index b6e667a7da4f..12304bb1875f 100644
--- a/docs/recipes/custom-audit/package.json
+++ b/docs/recipes/custom-audit/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {},
   "devDependencies": {
-    "lighthouse": "^8.5.0"
+    "lighthouse": "^8.5.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/docs/recipes/gulp/package.json b/docs/recipes/gulp/package.json
index 14869b71bf8f..76668ae7fb8a 100644
--- a/docs/recipes/gulp/package.json
+++ b/docs/recipes/gulp/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "gulp": "^3.9.1",
     "gulp-connect": "^5.0.0",
-    "lighthouse": "^8.5.0"
+    "lighthouse": "^8.5.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/docs/recipes/lighthouse-plugin-example/package.json b/docs/recipes/lighthouse-plugin-example/package.json
index b5212449aca1..af681f98d1bf 100644
--- a/docs/recipes/lighthouse-plugin-example/package.json
+++ b/docs/recipes/lighthouse-plugin-example/package.json
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
   "private": true,
   "main": "./plugin.js",
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "lighthouse": "^8.5.0"
+    "lighthouse": "^8.5.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "lighthouse": "^8.5.0"
+    "lighthouse": "^8.5.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json b/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json
index 634243687c5f..aa53a8e5ab33 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json
+++ b/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "axe-core": "4.2.3"
     }
   },
-  "lighthouseVersion": "8.5.0",
+  "lighthouseVersion": "8.5.1",
   "fetchTime": "2021-09-07T20:11:11.853Z",
   "requestedUrl": "http://localhost:10200/dobetterweb/dbw_tester.html",
   "finalUrl": "http://localhost:10200/dobetterweb/dbw_tester.html",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d773b23c0af3..137d0df3be7b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lighthouse",
-  "version": "8.5.0",
+  "version": "8.5.1",
   "description": "Automated auditing, performance metrics, and best practices for the web.",
   "main": "./lighthouse-core/index.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/third-party/chromium-webtests/webtests/http/tests/devtools/lighthouse/lighthouse-emulate-run-expected.txt b/third-party/chromium-webtests/webtests/http/tests/devtools/lighthouse/lighthouse-emulate-run-expected.txt
index 145e3938c044..53bd41a7ea25 100644
--- a/third-party/chromium-webtests/webtests/http/tests/devtools/lighthouse/lighthouse-emulate-run-expected.txt
+++ b/third-party/chromium-webtests/webtests/http/tests/devtools/lighthouse/lighthouse-emulate-run-expected.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Generate report: enabled visible
 
 =============== Lighthouse Results ===============
 URL: http://127.0.0.1:8000/devtools/lighthouse/resources/lighthouse-emulate-pass.html
-Version: 8.5.0
+Version: 8.5.1
 formFactor: mobile
 screenEmulation: {
   "mobile": true,
diff --git a/third-party/chromium-webtests/webtests/http/tests/devtools/lighthouse/lighthouse-successful-run-expected.txt b/third-party/chromium-webtests/webtests/http/tests/devtools/lighthouse/lighthouse-successful-run-expected.txt
index 2ab5cf051704..1bd3ef9b76b3 100644
--- a/third-party/chromium-webtests/webtests/http/tests/devtools/lighthouse/lighthouse-successful-run-expected.txt
+++ b/third-party/chromium-webtests/webtests/http/tests/devtools/lighthouse/lighthouse-successful-run-expected.txt
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ Generating results...
 
 =============== Lighthouse Results ===============
 URL: http://127.0.0.1:8000/devtools/lighthouse/resources/lighthouse-basic.html
-Version: 8.5.0
+Version: 8.5.1
 ViewportDimensions: {
   "innerWidth": 980,
   "innerHeight": 1743,