diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/descriptor_catalog.py b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/descriptor_catalog.py
index 35a779d0e4d..4a5035e2577 100644
--- a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/descriptor_catalog.py
+++ b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/descriptor_catalog.py
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ class DescriptorSpec:
             "cupti64_2026.3.0.dll",
             "cupti64_2026.2.1.dll",
             "cupti64_2026.2.0.dll",
+            "cupti64_2026.1.2.dll",
             "cupti64_2026.1.1.dll",
             "cupti64_2026.1.0.dll",
             "cupti64_2025.4.1.dll",
diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/docs/nv-versions.json b/cuda_pathfinder/docs/nv-versions.json
index aaf5c02660b..a34a9915bff 100644
--- a/cuda_pathfinder/docs/nv-versions.json
+++ b/cuda_pathfinder/docs/nv-versions.json
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
         "version": "latest",
         "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-pathfinder/latest/"
     },
+    {
+        "version": "1.8.5",
+        "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-pathfinder/1.8.5/"
+    },
     {
         "version": "1.8.4",
         "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-pathfinder/1.8.4/"
diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.8.5-notes.rst b/cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.8.5-notes.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf28d79c455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.8.5-notes.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+.. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+.. py:currentmodule:: cuda.pathfinder
+
+``cuda-pathfinder`` 1.8.5 Release notes
+=======================================
+
+Highlights
+----------
+
+* Add support for the Windows CTK 13.2.2 CUPTI DLL name
+  ``cupti64_2026.1.2.dll`` so ``load_nvidia_dynamic_lib("cupti")`` can
+  recognize the installed library.
+  (`PR #3279 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/3279>`_)