diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 736051f9c..40d970bda 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(gnome-shell, 2.27.3)
+AC_INIT(gnome-shell, 2.28.0)
 
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)