diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 46cd0b56843fc2245741b9769ea764bcbc81c68c..5574e6c09e9f88a49d0b0c94448470517ee379ca 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+3.28
+====
+- fix HC index.theme generation (#17)
+- fix typo (!3)
+
 3.27.92
 =======
 - distribute README.md and LICENSE (again)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 08f2c1d6263f390e4943bad431eab4731aeadebb..ae17d1a116869146da5fa338dc4486238434430a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ(2.53)
 
-AC_INIT([gnome-themes-extra], [3.27.92],
+AC_INIT([gnome-themes-extra], [3.28],
         [https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-themes-extra/issues])
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])