diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 11a27195..35be56f5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.64])
-AC_INIT([nwipe], [0.28-pre-release], [git@brumit.nl])
+AC_INIT([nwipe], [0.28], [git@brumit.nl])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(foreign subdir-objects)
 AC_OUTPUT(Makefile src/Makefile man/Makefile)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nwipe.c])
diff --git a/man/nwipe.1 b/man/nwipe.1
index 26d531af..ac4be973 100644
--- a/man/nwipe.1
+++ b/man/nwipe.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH NWIPE "1" "March 2020" "nwipe version 0.28-pre-release" "User Commands"
+.TH NWIPE "1" "March 2020" "nwipe version 0.28" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 nwipe \- securely erase disks
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a62ecccc..f4d54680 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * used by configure to dynamically assign those values
  * to documentation files.
  */
-const char* version_string = "0.28-pre-release";
+const char* version_string = "0.28";
 const char* program_name = "nwipe";
 const char* author_name = "Martijn van Brummelen";
 const char* email_address = "git@brumit.nl";
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ Modifications to original dwipe Copyright Andy Beverley <andy@andybev.com>\n\
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.\n\
 There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS\n\
 FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.\n";
-const char* banner = "nwipe 0.28-pre-release-1";
+const char* banner = "nwipe 0.28";