diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06533ac..934d379 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,20 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+### Changed
+
+### Deprecated
+
+### Removed
+
+### Fixed
+
+### Security
+
+## [2.8.0 - 2019-08-29]
+
+### Added
+
 - Add support for logging in via an ActivityPub direct message to the instance admin.
 - Added option to hide edges between instances if there are only mentions in one direction (off by default).
 - Added note to neighbors tab to make it explicit that blocked instances may appear.
@@ -19,12 +33,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Edges are no longer shown between instances where one blocks the other (based on the federation list in nodeinfo).
 
-### Deprecated
-
-### Removed
-
-### Fixed
-
 ## [2.7.1 - 2018-08-23]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/backend/mix.exs b/backend/mix.exs
index 7aa7a3d..7e03b67 100644
--- a/backend/mix.exs
+++ b/backend/mix.exs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule Backend.MixProject do
   def project do
     [
       app: :backend,
-      version: "2.7.1",
+      version: "2.8.0",
       elixir: "~> 1.5",
       elixirc_paths: elixirc_paths(Mix.env()),
       compilers: [:phoenix, :gettext] ++ Mix.compilers(),
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 6ccfc62..e0fa0ce 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "frontend",
-  "version": "2.7.1",
+  "version": "2.8.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "start": "NODE_ENV=development react-scripts start",