diff --git a/acme/setup.py b/acme/setup.py
index 0af48a645..7b0797a72 100644
--- a/acme/setup.py
+++ b/acme/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'cryptography>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-apache/setup.py b/certbot-apache/setup.py
index 266693644..02e044638 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # We specify the minimum acme and certbot version as the current plugin
diff --git a/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py b/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
index 0dd141c25..bf4caa30c 100644
--- a/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'certbot',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py b/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
index 83d31830d..ec24a643c 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'cloudflare>=1.5.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py b/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
index 7dc342048..129697b35 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'python-digitalocean>=1.11', # 1.15.0 or newer is recommended for TTL support
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
index 9cc24a494..733340b93 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # This version of lexicon is required to address the problem described in
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py b/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
index d159d548d..7d306117c 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py b/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
index 6d6b213f7..639cb3a48 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-google/setup.py b/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
index edb5c4d5d..564b8ba99 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'google-api-python-client>=1.6.5',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py b/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
index bd277a324..80f7a3e70 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py b/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
index d7e8b0afb..9f7ccf85f 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py b/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
index 614a7f9d7..026697a10 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py b/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
index b56873f56..5495baf99 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py b/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
index 79bfe58f6..c74a29361 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dnspython>=1.15.0',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
index d74e764d9..1190822ec 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'boto3>=1.15.15',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py b/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
index 07116e2d9..d8fdd6651 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.14.1',
diff --git a/certbot-nginx/setup.py b/certbot-nginx/setup.py
index 93995ca0d..400d04e5e 100644
--- a/certbot-nginx/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-nginx/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.7.0.dev0'
+version = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # We specify the minimum acme and certbot version as the current plugin
diff --git a/certbot/CHANGELOG.md b/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
index 0782d183d..102638021 100644
--- a/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,23 @@
 
 Certbot adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
-## 2.7.0 - master
+## 2.8.0 - master
+
+### Added
+
+*
+
+### Changed
+
+*
+
+### Fixed
+
+*
+
+More details about these changes can be found on our GitHub repo.
+
+## 2.7.0 - 2023-10-03
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/certbot/certbot/__init__.py b/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
index ff21c83e4..d1a65fba7 100644
--- a/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
+++ b/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import sys
 import warnings
 
 # version number like 1.2.3a0, must have at least 2 parts, like 1.2
-__version__ = '2.7.0.dev0'
+__version__ = '2.8.0.dev0'
 
 if sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 7):
     warnings.warn(
diff --git a/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt b/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
index 220362b95..58fff157f 100644
--- a/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
+++ b/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ options:
                         case, and to know when to deprecate support for past
                         Python versions and flags. If you wish to hide this
                         information from the Let's Encrypt server, set this to
-                        "". (default: CertbotACMEClient/2.6.0 (certbot;
+                        "". (default: CertbotACMEClient/2.7.0 (certbot;
                         OS_NAME OS_VERSION) Authenticator/XXX Installer/YYY
                         (SUBCOMMAND; flags: FLAGS) Py/major.minor.patchlevel).
                         The flags encoded in the user agent are: --duplicate,