diff --git a/doc/devel/release.html b/doc/devel/release.html
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@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@ See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.8.5">Go
 1.8.5 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
 </p>
 
+<p>
+go1.8.6 (released 2018/01/22) includes the the same fix in <code>math/big</code>
+as Go 1.9.3 and was released at the same time.
+See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.8.6">Go
+1.8.6 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
+</p>
+
 <h2 id="go1.7">go1.7 (released 2016/08/15)</h2>
 
 <p>