diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7c0621251..1d7f2e626 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rust-htslib"
-version = "0.27.1-alpha.0"
+version = "0.28.0"
 authors = ["Christopher Schröder <christopher.schroeder@tu-dortmund.de>", "Johannes Köster <johannes.koester@tu-dortmund.de>"]
 description = "This library provides HTSlib bindings and a high level Rust API for reading and writing BAM files."
 readme = "README.md"