diff --git a/.github/workflows/fitness-functions-release-8.5.yml b/.github/workflows/fitness-functions-release-8.5.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d01f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/fitness-functions-release-8.5.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: php 8.5 Fitness Functions
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
+  schedule:
+    - cron:  '15 10 * * *' # each day at 10:15 UTC
+
+
+jobs:
+  configured-alpine-is-latest-version:
+    name: "Ensure that Alpine 3.21 is the latest alpine version"
+    env:
+      LATEST_ALPINE_RELEASE: "3.21.3"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      -  name: Execute
+         run: >
+             docker run --pull always --rm alpine:3.21 cat /etc/os-release | grep $LATEST_ALPINE_RELEASE
+
+  php84-is-not-the-default-php-on-edge:
+    name: "We need to symlink php85 until php 8.5 is the default php"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      -  name: Execute
+         run: >
+             ! docker run --rm alpine:3.21 sh -c 'apk add -U php85 && php -v'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b2ed72e..bc4e977 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,11 +6,19 @@ This is a docker php image is based on an alpine (and ubuntu) distribution inclu
 
 | Version | Branch | Latest Release | Status | Vulnerability Report | Fitness Functions |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| **8.5** | [release/8.5](https://github.com/endava/docker-php/tree/release/8.5) | [![Size][size_85_badge]][release_85_link] | [![Build Status][github_actions_85_badge]][github_actions_85_link] | [![Security Report][security_report_85_badge]][security_report_85_link] | [![php 8.5 Fitness Functions](https://github.com/Endava/docker-php/actions/workflows/fitness-functions-release-8.5.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Endava/docker-php/actions/workflows/fitness-functions-release-8.5.yml)
 | **8.4** | [release/8.4](https://github.com/endava/docker-php/tree/release/8.4) | [![Size][size_84_badge]][release_84_link] | [![Build Status][github_actions_84_badge]][github_actions_84_link] | [![Security Report][security_report_84_badge]][security_report_84_link] | [![php 8.4 Fitness Functions](https://github.com/Endava/docker-php/actions/workflows/fitness-functions-release-8.4.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Endava/docker-php/actions/workflows/fitness-functions-release-8.4.yml)
 | **8.3** | [release/8.3](https://github.com/endava/docker-php/tree/release/8.3) | [![Size][size_83_badge]][release_83_link] | [![Build Status][github_actions_83_badge]][github_actions_83_link] | [![Security Report][security_report_83_badge]][security_report_83_link] | [![php 8.3 Fitness Functions](https://github.com/Endava/docker-php/actions/workflows/fitness-functions-release-8.3.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Endava/docker-php/actions/workflows/fitness-functions-release-8.3.yml)
 | **8.2** | [release/8.2](https://github.com/endava/docker-php/tree/release/8.2) | [![Size][size_82_badge]][release_82_link] | [![Build Status][github_actions_82_badge]][github_actions_82_link] | [![Security Report][security_report_82_badge]][security_report_82_link] | [![php 8.2 Fitness Functions](https://github.com/Endava/docker-php/actions/workflows/fitness-functions-release-8.2.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Endava/docker-php/actions/workflows/fitness-functions-release-8.2.yml)
 | **8.1** | [release/8.1](https://github.com/endava/docker-php/tree/release/8.1) | [![Size][size_81_badge]][release_81_link] | [![Build Status][github_actions_81_badge]][github_actions_81_link] | [![Security Report][security_report_81_badge]][security_report_81_link] | [![php 8.1 Fitness Functions](https://github.com/Endava/docker-php/actions/workflows/fitness-functions-release-8.1.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Endava/docker-php/actions/workflows/fitness-functions-release-8.1.yml)
 
+[github_actions_85_badge]: https://github.com/Endava/docker-php/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=release%2F8.5
+[github_actions_85_link]: https://github.com/endava/docker-php/actions?query=branch%3Arelease%2F8.5
+[release_85_link]: https://github.com/endava/docker-php/releases/tag/8.5.0
+[security_report_85_badge]: https://github.com/endava/docker-php/releases/download/8.5.0/vulnerability-status.png
+[security_report_85_link]: https://github.com/endava/docker-php/releases/download/8.5.0/vulnerability-report.html
+[size_85_badge]: https://github.com/endava/docker-php/releases/download/8.5.0/size-status.png
+
 [github_actions_84_badge]: https://github.com/Endava/docker-php/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=release%2F8.4
 [github_actions_84_link]: https://github.com/endava/docker-php/actions?query=branch%3Arelease%2F8.4
 [release_84_link]: https://github.com/endava/docker-php/releases/tag/8.4.5