diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index e7556aad..697f087f 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.28.dev0
+0.28.0
diff --git a/owslib/__init__.py b/owslib/__init__.py
index 2a02f20d..1bf36757 100644
--- a/owslib/__init__.py
+++ b/owslib/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.28.dev0'
+__version__ = '0.28.0'