diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 619e7fbfe2..239c5c3090 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ publishing.version=
 # Override for releases
 
 # Change the version number here
-version.number=2.7.0
+version.number=2.8.0
 
 # If you are publishing a release *manually* (i.e. not through github actions),
 # override this on the command line with `./gradlew publish -Pversion.isRelease=true`.
diff --git a/sequencing-server/package-lock.json b/sequencing-server/package-lock.json
index ced1b53626..3f93a0754b 100644
--- a/sequencing-server/package-lock.json
+++ b/sequencing-server/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "sequencing-server",
-  "version": "2.7.0",
+  "version": "2.8.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "sequencing-server",
-      "version": "2.7.0",
+      "version": "2.8.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@js-temporal/polyfill": "~0.4.3",
diff --git a/sequencing-server/package.json b/sequencing-server/package.json
index ecdb8c1ec5..d887f8c598 100644
--- a/sequencing-server/package.json
+++ b/sequencing-server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sequencing-server",
-  "version": "2.7.0",
+  "version": "2.8.0",
   "description": "Aerie sequencing server",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",