diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index edb14010..a7b9db92 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.27.1
+current_version = 1.28.0
 commit = True
 tag = False
 tag_name = {new_version}
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ search = {current_version}
 replace = {new_version}
 
 [bumpversion:file:RELEASE.txt]
-search = {current_version} 2023-07-10T19:20:25Z
+search = {current_version} 2023-08-10T19:23:14Z
 replace = {new_version} {utcnow:%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ}
 
 [bumpversion:part:releaseTime]
-values = 2023-07-10T19:20:25Z
+values = 2023-08-10T19:23:14Z
 
 [bumpversion:file(version):birdhouse/config/canarie-api/docker_configuration.py.template]
 search = 'version': '{current_version}'
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 3b7b9165..dfbc48f6 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 [Unreleased](https://github.com/bird-house/birdhouse-deploy/tree/master) (latest)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+[//]: # (list changes here, using '-' for each new entry, remove this when items are added)
+
+[1.28.0](https://github.com/bird-house/birdhouse-deploy/tree/1.28.0) (2023-08-10)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ## Changes
 - Adds [STAC](https://github.com/crim-ca/stac-app) to the stack (optional) when ``./components/stac`` 
   is added to ``EXTRA_CONF_DIRS``. For more details, refer to 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 058f3f81..c8c1b07f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Generic variables
 override SHELL       := bash
 override APP_NAME    := birdhouse-deploy
-override APP_VERSION := 1.27.1
+override APP_VERSION := 1.28.0
 
 # utility to remove comments after value of an option variable
 override clean_opt = $(shell echo "$(1)" | $(_SED) -r -e "s/[ '$'\t'']+$$//g")
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 2a4497b3..96b688ba 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ for a full-fledged production platform.
     * - releases
       - | |latest-version| |commits-since|
 
-.. |commits-since| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/bird-house/birdhouse-deploy/1.27.1.svg
+.. |commits-since| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/bird-house/birdhouse-deploy/1.28.0.svg
     :alt: Commits since latest release
-    :target: https://github.com/bird-house/birdhouse-deploy/compare/1.27.1...master
+    :target: https://github.com/bird-house/birdhouse-deploy/compare/1.28.0...master
 
-.. |latest-version| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/tag-1.27.1-blue.svg?style=flat
+.. |latest-version| image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/tag-1.28.0-blue.svg?style=flat
     :alt: Latest Tag
-    :target: https://github.com/bird-house/birdhouse-deploy/tree/1.27.1
+    :target: https://github.com/bird-house/birdhouse-deploy/tree/1.28.0
 
 .. |readthedocs| image:: https://readthedocs.org/projects/birdhouse-deploy/badge/?version=latest
     :alt: ReadTheDocs Build Status (latest version)
diff --git a/RELEASE.txt b/RELEASE.txt
index 05bba48f..96272522 100644
--- a/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/RELEASE.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.27.1 2023-07-10T19:20:25Z
+1.28.0 2023-08-10T19:23:14Z
diff --git a/birdhouse/config/canarie-api/docker_configuration.py.template b/birdhouse/config/canarie-api/docker_configuration.py.template
index 9d5c3fcf..25650005 100644
--- a/birdhouse/config/canarie-api/docker_configuration.py.template
+++ b/birdhouse/config/canarie-api/docker_configuration.py.template
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ SERVICES = {
             # NOTE:
             #   Below version and release time auto-managed by 'make VERSION=x.y.z bump'.
             #   Do NOT modify it manually. See 'Tagging policy' in 'birdhouse/README.rst'.
-            'version': '1.27.1',
-            'releaseTime': '2023-07-10T19:20:25Z',
+            'version': '1.28.0',
+            'releaseTime': '2023-08-10T19:23:14Z',
             'institution': 'Ouranos',
             'researchSubject': 'Climatology',
             'supportEmail': '${SUPPORT_EMAIL}',
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ PLATFORMS = {
             # NOTE:
             #   Below version and release time auto-managed by 'make VERSION=x.y.z bump'.
             #   Do NOT modify it manually. See 'Tagging policy' in 'birdhouse/README.rst'.
-            'version': '1.27.1',
-            'releaseTime': '2023-07-10T19:20:25Z',
+            'version': '1.28.0',
+            'releaseTime': '2023-08-10T19:23:14Z',
             'institution': 'Ouranos',
             'researchSubject': 'Climatology',
             'supportEmail': '${SUPPORT_EMAIL}',
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 1f8d822a..37959c8c 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.27.1'
+version = '1.28.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.27.1'
+release = '1.28.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.