diff --git a/src/telliot_core/__init__.py b/src/telliot_core/__init__.py
index 35b8a8d2..8659b57d 100644
--- a/src/telliot_core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/telliot_core/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """ Telliot """
-__version__ = "0.2.8dev0"
+__version__ = "0.2.8"