diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.txt b/core/CHANGELOG.txt
index 853260ae9f38863850ddbc29d8b0964f11aa2d9b..d8233459f76c70bf70d5d878b7db07cea64ed7c0 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Drupal 8.2.8, 2017-04-19
+------------------------
+- Fixed security issues. See SA-CORE-2017-002.
+
 Drupal 8.2.7, 2017-03-15
 ------------------------
 - Fixed security issues. See SA-CORE-2017-001.
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index 03a952a887337b00a6f1335e4504845e574f5d05..71622fc9f37abba94d0b40db9791632060401092 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '8.2.7';
+  const VERSION = '8.2.8';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.