diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES_LATEST.md b/RELEASE_NOTES_LATEST.md
index 31bf6ef..a1c10f0 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES_LATEST.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES_LATEST.md
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 ## Distribution
 
-Download from TypeDB Package Repository: https://cloudsmith.io/~typedb/repos/public-release/packages/?q=name:^typedb-console+version:2.28.0-rc0
+Download from TypeDB Package Repository: https://cloudsmith.io/~typedb/repos/public-release/packages/?q=name:^typedb-console+version:2.28.0
 
 
 ## New Features
 - **Cloud address translation**
-
+  
   We allow connection to the cloud servers using an address translation mapping (cf. https://github.com/vaticle/typedb-driver/pull/624). This is useful when the route from the user to the servers differs from the route the servers are configured with (e.g. connection to public-facing servers from an internal network).
-
-  Example usage:
+  
+  Example usage: 
   ```bash
   console \
       --cloud=typedb1.domain.com:1729=typedb.local:11729,typedb2.domain.com:1729=typedb.local:21729 \
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ Download from TypeDB Package Repository: https://cloudsmith.io/~typedb/repos/pub
       --cloud=typedb2.domain.com:1729=typedb.local:21729 \
       --username=<user> --password=<password>
   ```
-
+  
   Note: we currently require that the user provides translation for the addresses of _all_ nodes in the Cloud deployment.
+  
+  
 
 ## Bugs Fixed
 
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ Download from TypeDB Package Repository: https://cloudsmith.io/~typedb/repos/pub
 
 
 ## Other Improvements
-- **Merge master into development after 2.27.0 release**
-
-  We merge changes made during the release of 2.27.0 back into development.
-
+- **Fix git patch for Windows build**
+  
+  We update the git patch used for workspace path shortening in Windows CI builds.
+  
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f0a56df..90efbd4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.28.0-rc0
+2.28.0
diff --git a/dependencies/vaticle/repositories.bzl b/dependencies/vaticle/repositories.bzl
index 4422a7e..0f1ae65 100644
--- a/dependencies/vaticle/repositories.bzl
+++ b/dependencies/vaticle/repositories.bzl
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ def vaticle_typedb_driver():
     git_repository(
         name = "vaticle_typedb_driver",
         remote = "https://github.com/vaticle/typedb-driver",
-        tag = "2.28.0-rc0",  # sync-marker: do not remove this comment, this is used for sync-dependencies by @vaticle_typedb_driver
+        tag = "2.28.0",  # sync-marker: do not remove this comment, this is used for sync-dependencies by @vaticle_typedb_driver
     )