diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 99d0180..7a56c7b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ codesorter follows `semantic versioning <https://semver.org/>`_.
  Unreleased
 ************
 
+********************
+ 0.2.8 (2026/06/15)
+********************
+
 **Fixed**
 
 - Keep a module-level assignment that calls a local definition after the names that call
diff --git a/codesorter/const.py b/codesorter/const.py
index cd0e461..bd298f2 100644
--- a/codesorter/const.py
+++ b/codesorter/const.py
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@
 
 PROPERTY_DECORATOR_PARTS = 2
 
-__version__ = "0.2.8.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.2.9.dev0"