diff --git a/nbclassic/__version__.py b/nbclassic/__version__.py
index 6cd38b746..c49a95c35 100644
--- a/nbclassic/__version__.py
+++ b/nbclassic/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.7"
+__version__ = "0.2.8"