diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 984e5f0f9..7a5647237 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.7.1"
+  ".": "2.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f5de61c5..7baeaea41 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.8.0](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/compare/v2.7.1...v2.8.0) (2025-01-31)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add percent change to analytics package ([#4335](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4335)) ([eef1cee](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/eef1cee33a84853c9e15b7dc958aa07feedacfb7))
+* added pageviews analytics functions ([#4336](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4336)) ([#4339](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4339)) ([6d65fae](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/6d65fae358f74ca0c6f7fb817c4b0bf89336c5f8))
+* page view report for hca data explorer ([#4354](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4354)) ([efc0ff8](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/efc0ff86db48524aba8a67c0190880463f326570))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* analytics package issues ([#4352](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4352)) ([e0ce2c7](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/e0ce2c7464107bbbc166f7e21fcc3c4426b6e553))
+
+
+### Tests
+
+* upgraded to GH actions artifacts v4 [#4358](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4358) ([#4359](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/issues/4359)) ([ba3d866](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/commit/ba3d866e05b9dcccb44dcfe1a9d82d3dbe715952))
+
 ## [2.7.1](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/data-browser/compare/v2.7.0...v2.7.1) (2025-01-17)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index eaea71384..155105c84 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "explorer",
-  "version": "2.7.1",
+  "version": "2.8.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "explorer",
-      "version": "2.7.1",
+      "version": "2.8.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@databiosphere/findable-ui": "21.0.0",
         "@emotion/react": "^11.13.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 030b2e5e3..3c5cfa435 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "explorer",
-  "version": "2.7.1",
+  "version": "2.8.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev:ncpi-catalog": "./scripts/dev.sh ncpi-catalog dev && ./scripts/set-version.sh dev && next dev",