diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/.idea/.gitignore
index 13566b8..a9d7db9 100644
--- a/.idea/.gitignore
+++ b/.idea/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@
 # Datasource local storage ignored files
 /dataSources/
 /dataSources.local.xml
+# GitHub Copilot persisted chat sessions
+/copilot/chatSessions
diff --git a/src/ephys_link/__about__.py b/src/ephys_link/__about__.py
index 7f647d0..5cc179e 100644
--- a/src/ephys_link/__about__.py
+++ b/src/ephys_link/__about__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.2.7"
+__version__ = "1.2.8"
diff --git a/src/ephys_link/server.py b/src/ephys_link/server.py
index ba45ad5..6bf6130 100644
--- a/src/ephys_link/server.py
+++ b/src/ephys_link/server.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ async def get_version(_) -> str:
         :return: Version number as defined in :mod:`ephys_link.__about__`.
         :rtype: str
         """
-        return version
+        return __version__
 
     async def get_manipulators(self, _) -> str:
         """Get the list of discoverable manipulators.