diff --git a/braintrace/_version.py b/braintrace/_version.py
index 771b2508..2adac603 100644
--- a/braintrace/_version.py
+++ b/braintrace/_version.py
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # ==============================================================================
 
-__version__ = "0.2.7"
+__version__ = "0.2.8"
 __version_info__ = tuple(map(int, __version__.split('.')))
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index cf6ce035..4fefc951 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # Release Notes
 
 
+## Version 0.2.8
+
+A packaging release. braintrace now depends on `brainpy>=2.9.0`, which ships
+`brainpy.state` in-tree, instead of the retired `brainpy-state` distribution.
+There are no code changes.
+
 ## Version 0.2.7
 
 A correctness release for online gradients under the default