diff --git a/publish_package.sh b/publish_package.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8cfa23e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/publish_package.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2022 Postgres Professional
+
+set -eux
+
+# prepare environment
+venv_path=.venv
+rm -rf "$venv_path"
+virtualenv "$venv_path"
+export VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=1
+. "$venv_path"/bin/activate
+
+# install utilities
+pip3 install setuptools twine
+
+# create distribution of the package
+python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+
+# upload dist
+twine upload dist/*
+
+set +eux
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a5dc600e..5c6f4a07 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     readme = f.read()
 
 setup(
-    version='1.8.5',
+    version='1.8.6',
     name='testgres',
     packages=['testgres'],
     description='Testing utility for PostgreSQL and its extensions',