diff --git a/docs/CHANGES.md b/docs/CHANGES.md
index cd360ec..717f087 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGES.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+v0.2.8
+------
++ fix fo #71 for out of bounds warning followed by panic.
+
 v0.2.7
 ------
 + restore multiple threads per annotation file after fix in biogo/hts (#64)
diff --git a/vcfanno.go b/vcfanno.go
index a697e2c..910a7e8 100644
--- a/vcfanno.go
+++ b/vcfanno.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/brentp/xopen"
 )
 
-var VERSION = "0.2.8-alpha"
+var VERSION = "0.2.8"
 
 func envGet(name string, vdefault int) int {
 	sval := os.Getenv(name)