diff --git a/pylatexenc/version.py b/pylatexenc/version.py
index 8fb6e907..3f96cfc1 100644
--- a/pylatexenc/version.py
+++ b/pylatexenc/version.py
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@
 #   8) upload package to PyPI (twine upload dist/pylatexenc-X.X.tar.gz -r realpypi)
 #
 
-version_str = "2.8b"
+version_str = "2.8"