diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6335d94c..712e541c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ The collective learning protocol allows learners to collaborate on training a mo
 
 ### Current Version
 
-We have released *v0.2.6* of the Colearn Machine Learning Interface, the first version of an interface that will allow developers to prepare for future releases. 
+We have released *v0.2.8* of the Colearn Machine Learning Interface, the first version of an interface that will 
+allow developers to prepare for future releases. 
 Together with the interface we provide a simple backend for local experiments. This is the first backend with upcoming blockchain ledger based backends to follow.  
 Future releases will use similar interfaces so that learners built with the current system will work on a different backend that integrates a distributed ledger and provides other improvements.
 The current framework will then be used mainly for model development and debugging.
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index ae837e3c..c046977f 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ For more information on the Collective Learning Protocol see [here](about.md).
 
 ### Current Version
 
-We have released *v.0.2.6* of the Colearn Machine Learning Interface, the first version of an interface that allows developers to define their own model architectures that can then be used in collective learning. 
+We have released *v.0.2.8* of the Colearn Machine Learning Interface, the first version of an interface that allows 
+developers to define their own model architectures that can then be used in collective learning. 
 Together with the interface we provide a simple backend for local experiments. This is a prototype backend with upcoming blockchain ledger based backends to follow.  
 Future releases will use similar interfaces so that learners built with the current system will work on a different backend that integrates a distributed ledger and provides other improvements.
 The current framework will then be used mainly for model development and debugging.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9c316a3f..69e4ca9f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="colearn",
-    version="0.2.7",
+    version="0.2.8",
     author="Fetch AI",
     author_email="developer@fetch.ai",
     description="The Standalone Fetch AI Collective Learning Framework",