diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 3de21d8..ba26952 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.2.8dev
+current_version = 0.2.8
 commit = True
 tag = False
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/python/sdss_access/__init__.py b/python/sdss_access/__init__.py
index d27aa57..a5fcc3d 100644
--- a/python/sdss_access/__init__.py
+++ b/python/sdss_access/__init__.py
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@
     else:
         config = yaml.load(ff)
 
-__version__ = '0.2.8dev'
+__version__ = '0.2.8'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7fb7c19..7f786f1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import sys
 
 NAME = 'sdss-access'
-VERSION = '0.2.8dev'
+VERSION = '0.2.8'
 RELEASE = 'dev' in VERSION