diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index c8bfc4d3..0f8605ef 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-VERSION=0.2.7.1
+VERSION=0.2.8
 rm -r release
 mkdir release
 echo "getting go code"
diff --git a/st/util/version.go b/st/util/version.go
index a7d20f63..d88ffade 100644
--- a/st/util/version.go
+++ b/st/util/version.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package util
 
 const (
-	VERSION = "0.2.7.1"
+	VERSION = "0.2.8"
 )