diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 6f360c576..64f9ff414 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.7.6"
+  ".": "2.8.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9012ace57..0a48770f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.8.0](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/compare/v2.7.6...v2.8.0) (2026-06-01)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **reader:** remove ParseNode infrastructure ([d7c6a9d](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/commit/d7c6a9dbe2da8cccac2a3dcbc5277bf0f20b0aa9))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **reader:** adapt no-parse-node backport for v2 ([ddd2539](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/commit/ddd253990f9741bcc3b5e649c71c8908728694c2))
+
 ## [2.7.6](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/compare/v2.7.5...v2.7.6) (2026-05-28)
 
 
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 72c92bace..b915c219c 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/Microsoft/OpenAPI.NET</PackageProjectUrl>
     <Copyright>© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
     <PackageTags>OpenAPI .NET</PackageTags>
-    <Version>2.7.6</Version>
+    <Version>2.8.0</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- https://github.com/clairernovotny/DeterministicBuilds#deterministic-builds -->
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TF_BUILD)' == 'true'">