diff --git a/lib/codeql.js b/lib/codeql.js
index 4e1f4e67a..97172aed6 100644
--- a/lib/codeql.js
+++ b/lib/codeql.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ let cachedCodeQL = undefined;
  * The version flags below can be used to conditionally enable certain features
  * on versions newer than this.
  */
-const CODEQL_MINIMUM_VERSION = "2.6.3";
+const CODEQL_MINIMUM_VERSION = "2.8.5";
 /**
  * Versions of CodeQL that version-flag certain functionality in the Action.
  * For convenience, please keep these in descending order. Once a version
diff --git a/src/codeql.ts b/src/codeql.ts
index b740700c7..83c584bd9 100644
--- a/src/codeql.ts
+++ b/src/codeql.ts
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ let cachedCodeQL: CodeQL | undefined = undefined;
  * The version flags below can be used to conditionally enable certain features
  * on versions newer than this.
  */
-const CODEQL_MINIMUM_VERSION = "2.6.3";
+const CODEQL_MINIMUM_VERSION = "2.8.5";
 
 /**
  * Versions of CodeQL that version-flag certain functionality in the Action.