diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d4572aa4a..eaf73baa9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ veraPDF-validation
 ==================
 *Greenfield PDF/A and PDF/UA validation, feature reporting and metadata repair developed for veraPDF*
 
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+[![Build Status](https://jenkins.openpreservation.org/job/veraPDF/job/1.28/job/validation/badge/icon)](https://jenkins.openpreservation.org/job/veraPDF/job/1.28/job/validation/ "OPF Jenkins")
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diff --git a/feature-reporting/pom.xml b/feature-reporting/pom.xml
index 4dcd8e0cf..14695a060 100644
--- a/feature-reporting/pom.xml
+++ b/feature-reporting/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>validation</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.verapdf</groupId>
-        <version>1.28.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>1.28.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>feature-reporting</artifactId>
diff --git a/metadata-fixer/pom.xml b/metadata-fixer/pom.xml
index 61eec4f16..1aa85f276 100644
--- a/metadata-fixer/pom.xml
+++ b/metadata-fixer/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>validation</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.verapdf</groupId>
-        <version>1.28.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>1.28.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>metadata-fixer</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dcfd63613..28162ec2b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.verapdf</groupId>
   <artifactId>validation</artifactId>
-  <version>1.28.0-RC1</version>
+  <version>1.28.0</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>veraPDF Validation Project</name>
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@
   </modules>
 
   <properties>
-    <verapdf.parser.version>[1.28.0-RC,1.29.0)</verapdf.parser.version>
-    <verapdf.pdfmodel.version>[1.28.0-RC,1.29.0)</verapdf.pdfmodel.version>
-    <verapdf.library.version>[1.28.0-RC,1.29.0)</verapdf.library.version>
-    <verapdf.wcag.algs.version>[1.28.0-RC,1.29.0)</verapdf.wcag.algs.version>
+    <verapdf.parser.version>[1.28.0,1.29.0)</verapdf.parser.version>
+    <verapdf.pdfmodel.version>[1.28.0,1.29.0)</verapdf.pdfmodel.version>
+    <verapdf.library.version>[1.28.0,1.29.0)</verapdf.library.version>
+    <verapdf.wcag.algs.version>[1.28.0,1.29.0)</verapdf.wcag.algs.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/validation-model/pom.xml b/validation-model/pom.xml
index 832d4f5b4..db3990038 100644
--- a/validation-model/pom.xml
+++ b/validation-model/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>validation</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.verapdf</groupId>
-    <version>1.28.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>1.28.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>validation-model</artifactId>
diff --git a/wcag-validation/pom.xml b/wcag-validation/pom.xml
index d0dc4e34e..9c7faf902 100644
--- a/wcag-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/wcag-validation/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>validation</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.verapdf</groupId>
-        <version>1.28.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>1.28.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>wcag-validation</artifactId>