Bumps version and changelog

Author: ibraheem-abe

CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
+## 8.5.1 /2024-12-16
+
+## What's Changed
+* 8.5.0 bugfixes by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2541
+* Removes substrate call in format_error_message by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2542
+* Remove torch from the weights calls by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2543
+* optional arg fix by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2544
+* async cr3 not implemented by @thewhaleking in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2545
+* Backmerge master to staging 851 by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2546
+* Adds retry in CRv3 by @ibraheem-opentensor in https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/pull/2547
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/opentensor/bittensor/compare/v8.5.0...v8.5.1
+
 ## 8.5.0 /2024-12-12
 
 ## What's Changed

VERSION

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-8.5.0
+8.5.1

bittensor/core/settings.py

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 # OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
 # DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-__version__ = "8.5.0"
+__version__ = "8.5.1"
 
 import os
 import re