diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 054e8bcd9..e7cf9b33a 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.7"
+  ".": "0.2.8"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 54c0a9c18..308c09415 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.8](https://github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/compare/v0.2.7...v0.2.8) (2022-10-25)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* package signing fixes ([36597f4](https://github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/commit/36597f484c85effd6a993f44b97fcd541d34c515))
+
 ## [0.2.7](https://github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/compare/v0.2.6...v0.2.7) (2022-10-25)
 
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8814993b1..8f63d9de7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 IMG ?= controller:latest
 # ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
 FLAGD_VERSION=v0.2.5
-CHART_VERSION=v0.2.7# x-release-please-version
+CHART_VERSION=v0.2.8# x-release-please-version
 ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.23
 
 # Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 998c830ec..c245a0aab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ _Requires [cert manager](https://cert-manager.io/docs/installation/kubernetes/)
 
 ```
 kubectl create namespace open-feature-operator-system
-kubectl apply -f https://github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/releases/download/v0.2.7/release.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://github.com/open-feature/open-feature-operator/releases/download/v0.2.8/release.yaml
 ```
 
 <!---x-release-please-end-->
diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index c4b5ca670..b8a01abb7 100755
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ version: 0.1.0
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "v0.2.7" # x-release-please-version
+appVersion: "v0.2.8" # x-release-please-version