diff --git a/facebook-instant-articles.php b/facebook-instant-articles.php
index f6fdc1bf..43a78afc 100644
--- a/facebook-instant-articles.php
+++ b/facebook-instant-articles.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Description: Add support for Instant Articles for Facebook to your WordPress site.
  * Author: Automattic, Dekode, Facebook
  * Author URI: https://vip.wordpress.com/plugins/instant-articles/
- * Version: 2.7
+ * Version: 2.8
  * Text Domain: instant-articles
  * License: GPLv2
  * License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 	defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || die( 'Shame on you' );
 
-	define( 'IA_PLUGIN_VERSION', '2.7' );
+	define( 'IA_PLUGIN_VERSION', '2.8' );
 	define( 'IA_PLUGIN_PATH_FULL', __FILE__ );
 	define( 'IA_PLUGIN_PATH', plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) );
 	define( 'IA_PLUGIN_FILE_BASENAME', pathinfo( __FILE__, PATHINFO_FILENAME ) );
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 69c30a0e..69d8b86e 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Contributors: trrine, olethomas, bjornjohansen, dekode, automattic, facebook
 Tags: instant articles, facebook, mobile
 Requires at least: 4.3
 Tested up to: 4.5
-Stable tag: 2.7
+Stable tag: 2.8
 License: GPLv2 or later
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html