diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 84733432e..d5608469f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)
 project (zoneminder)
-set(zoneminder_VERSION "1.27.99.0")
+set(zoneminder_VERSION "1.28.0")
 
 # CMake does not allow out-of-source build if CMakeCache.exists in the source folder. Abort and notify the user to save him from headache why it doesn't work.
 if((NOT (CMAKE_BINARY_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)) AND (EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeCache.txt"))
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a45253ba5..efe61286d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
-AC_INIT(zm,1.27.99.0,[http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/ - Please check FAQ first],zoneminder,http://www.zoneminder.com/downloads.html)
+AC_INIT(zm,1.28.0,[http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/ - Please check FAQ first],zoneminder,http://www.zoneminder.com/downloads.html)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/zm.h)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
diff --git a/db/zm_update-1.28.0.sql b/db/zm_update-1.28.0.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00255fab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/zm_update-1.28.0.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+--
+-- This updates a 1.27.99 database to 1.28.0
+--
+-- No changes required
+--
+