diff --git a/src/standard_names/_version.py b/src/standard_names/_version.py
index a93b78a..c49a95c 100644
--- a/src/standard_names/_version.py
+++ b/src/standard_names/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.8.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.2.8"