diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa8534e..f1eb415 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.0.28] - 2020-03-14
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
+### Deprecated
+
+### Removed
+
+### Fixed
+
+### Security
+
 ## [0.0.26] - 2020-03-14
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/config.nix b/config.nix
index 8bea329..1a81f79 100644
--- a/config.nix
+++ b/config.nix
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ hcs-release-hook-version
   # the commit hash that the release process should target
   # this will always be behind what ends up being deployed
   # the release process needs to add some commits for changelog etc.
-  commit = "766e56ce422eb7865268850cd4ef547ab27c294a";
+  commit = "80efae1622792a29019b600362e48fe7a683836f";
 
   # the semver for prev and current releases
   # the previous version will be scanned/bumped by release scripts
   # the current version is what the release scripts bump *to*
   version = {
-   current = "0.0.26";
+   current = "0.0.28";
    # not used by version hooks in this repo
    previous = "_._._";
   };
diff --git a/crates/holochain_json_api/Cargo.toml b/crates/holochain_json_api/Cargo.toml
index f2a600d..709dc3f 100644
--- a/crates/holochain_json_api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/holochain_json_api/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "holochain_json_api"
-version = "0.0.26"
+version = "0.0.28"
 authors = ["Holochain Core Dev Team <devcore@holochain.org>"]
 build = "build.rs"
 description = "json api and utilities for holochain"
diff --git a/crates/holochain_json_derive/Cargo.toml b/crates/holochain_json_derive/Cargo.toml
index ee3af0f..9af48cb 100644
--- a/crates/holochain_json_derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/holochain_json_derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "holochain_json_derive"
-version = "0.0.26"
+version = "0.0.28"
 authors = ["Holochain Core Dev Team <devcore@holochain.org>"]
 description = "Provides derive macros for holochain persistence."
 edition="2018"
diff --git a/crates/holochain_serialized_bytes/Cargo.toml b/crates/holochain_serialized_bytes/Cargo.toml
index d6aa196..ed08cf7 100644
--- a/crates/holochain_serialized_bytes/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/holochain_serialized_bytes/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "holochain_serialized_bytes"
-version = "0.0.26"
+version = "0.0.28"
 authors = ["Holochain Core Dev Team <devcore@holochain.org>"]
 description = "serialized bytes for holochain"
 keywords = ["holochain", "holo", "messagepack", "json", "serialization"]
diff --git a/test/holochain_serialized_bytes/Cargo.toml b/test/holochain_serialized_bytes/Cargo.toml
index 0ba52f4..5ee88ab 100644
--- a/test/holochain_serialized_bytes/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test/holochain_serialized_bytes/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "test_holochain_serialized_bytes"
-version = "0.0.26"
+version = "0.0.28"
 authors = ["Holochain Core Dev Team <devcore@holochain.org>"]
 description = "test serialized bytes for holochain"
 keywords = ["holochain", "holo", "messagepack", "json", "serialization"]