diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 39e862247..016fb931a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+## [v2.8.6](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/tree/v2.8.6) (2022-09-23)
+[All Commits](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/compare/v2.8.5...v2.8.6)
+
+**Bug fixes:**
+- **[consulcatalog]** Fix UDP loadbalancer tags not being used with Consul Catalog ([#9357](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/9357) by [t3hchipmunk](https://github.com/t3hchipmunk))
+- **[docker,rancher,ecs,provider]** Simplify AddServer algorithm ([#9358](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/9358) by [ldez](https://github.com/ldez))
+- **[plugins]** Allow empty plugin configuration ([#9338](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/9338) by [ldez](https://github.com/ldez))
+- **[rules]** Fix query parameter matching with equal ([#9369](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/9369) by [ldez](https://github.com/ldez))
+- **[server]** Optimize websocket headers handling ([#9360](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/9360) by [juliens](https://github.com/juliens))
+
+**Documentation:**
+- **[ecs]** Add documentation for ECS constraints option ([#9354](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/9354) by [rtribotte](https://github.com/rtribotte))
+- **[k8s/gatewayapi]** Fix link to RouteNamespaces ([#9349](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/9349) by [ldez](https://github.com/ldez))
+- Add documentation for json schema usage to validate config in the FAQ ([#9340](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/9340) by [rtribotte](https://github.com/rtribotte))
+- Add a note on case insensitive regex matching ([#9322](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/pull/9322) by [NEwa-05](https://github.com/NEwa-05))
+
 ## [v2.9.0-rc3](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/tree/v2.9.0-rc3) (2022-09-16)
 [All Commits](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/compare/v2.9.0-rc2...v2.9.0-rc3)
 
diff --git a/pkg/muxer/http/mux.go b/pkg/muxer/http/mux.go
index 6c57d8db8..fefab67a9 100644
--- a/pkg/muxer/http/mux.go
+++ b/pkg/muxer/http/mux.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func headersRegexp(route *mux.Route, headers ...string) error {
 func query(route *mux.Route, query ...string) error {
 	var queries []string
 	for _, elem := range query {
-		queries = append(queries, strings.Split(elem, "=")...)
+		queries = append(queries, strings.SplitN(elem, "=", 2)...)
 	}
 
 	route.Queries(queries...)
diff --git a/pkg/muxer/http/mux_test.go b/pkg/muxer/http/mux_test.go
index 2f2d64c9a..cacc639b2 100644
--- a/pkg/muxer/http/mux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/muxer/http/mux_test.go
@@ -252,6 +252,14 @@ func Test_addRoute(t *testing.T) {
 				"http://localhost/foo?bar=baz":         http.StatusNotFound,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			desc: "Query with multiple equals",
+			rule: "Query(`foo=b=ar`)",
+			expected: map[string]int{
+				"http://localhost/foo?foo=b=ar": http.StatusOK,
+				"http://localhost/foo?foo=bar":  http.StatusNotFound,
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			desc: "Rule with simple path",
 			rule: `Path("/a")`,
diff --git a/script/gcg/traefik-bugfix.toml b/script/gcg/traefik-bugfix.toml
index f7f0f72f4..f0548583e 100644
--- a/script/gcg/traefik-bugfix.toml
+++ b/script/gcg/traefik-bugfix.toml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ RepositoryName = "traefik"
 OutputType = "file"
 FileName = "traefik_changelog.md"
 
-# example new bugfix v2.8.5
+# example new bugfix v2.8.6
 CurrentRef = "v2.8"
-PreviousRef = "v2.8.4"
+PreviousRef = "v2.8.5"
 BaseBranch = "v2.8"
-FutureCurrentRefName = "v2.8.5"
+FutureCurrentRefName = "v2.8.6"
 
 ThresholdPreviousRef = 10
 ThresholdCurrentRef = 10