diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 4739c61f1..ad9e446d8 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.2.7
+4.2.8
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5a03d7ec7..706f6708b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
+pywps (4.2.8) trusty; urgency=medium
+
+  * update scheduler with drmaa config (#547).
+  * process error with formatting (#546).
+  * allow path list separation also on Windows (#545).
+  * allow inputpaths to accept full windows paths (#544).
+
+ -- Carsten Ehbrecht <ehbrecht@dkrz.de>  Web, 15 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000
+
 pywps (4.2.7) trusty; urgency=medium
 
   * ext_autodoc: support RST anonymous link (#542).
 
  -- Carsten Ehbrecht <ehbrecht@dkrz.de>  Tue, 04 Aug 2020 18:00:00 +0000
 
-
 pywps (4.2.6) trusty; urgency=medium
 
   * Fixed tests on travis (#541).
diff --git a/pywps/__init__.py b/pywps/__init__.py
index fffe188a3..52278ea6a 100644
--- a/pywps/__init__.py
+++ b/pywps/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 from lxml.builder import ElementMaker
 
-__version__ = '4.2.7'
+__version__ = '4.2.8'
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger('PYWPS')
 LOGGER.debug('setting core variables')