diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers.js b/lib/OpenLayers.js
index 5e368068a1..e3e44c1add 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers.js
@@ -296,4 +296,4 @@
 /**
  * Constant: VERSION_NUMBER
  */
-OpenLayers.VERSION_NUMBER="$Revision$";
+OpenLayers.VERSION_NUMBER="OpenLayers 2.8 -- $Revision$";
diff --git a/news.txt b/news.txt
index 70bae065d8..c401190c2a 100644
--- a/news.txt
+++ b/news.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+OpenLayers 2.8:
+ r9043
+ Released 06/22/09
+ http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/Release/2.8/Notes
+
 OpenLayers 2.7:
  r8063
  Released 09/29/08