diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d3689092..2644c47ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) is available in Maven Central. You can use your
     <dependency>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-tracing</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-logging-log4j</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-metrics</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
     </dependency>
     ...
 </dependencies>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index c02d318cc..511cdd5a9 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
index ec075cf87..6d941a31f 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-batch</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Batch</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/README.md b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/README.md
index 84d9d7fac..b9e58eb82 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/README.md
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Run the following in your shell:
 ```bash
 cd infra/sam
 sam build
-sam deploy --guided --parameter-overrides BucketNameParam=my-unique-bucket-2.7.0718
+sam deploy --guided --parameter-overrides BucketNameParam=my-unique-bucket-2.8.0718
 ```
 
 ### Deploy with CDK
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ To build and deploy this application for the first time, run the following in yo
 cd infra/cdk
 mvn package
 cdk synth
-cdk deploy -c BucketNameParam=my-unique-bucket-2.7.0718
+cdk deploy -c BucketNameParam=my-unique-bucket-2.8.0718
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/infra/sam-graalvm/README.md b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/infra/sam-graalvm/README.md
index 85c8b386f..c2a9e2ffd 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/infra/sam-graalvm/README.md
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/infra/sam-graalvm/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ sam build
 ## Deploy the sample application
 
 ```shell
-sam deploy --guided --parameter-overrides BucketNameParam=my-unique-bucket-2.7.0718
+sam deploy --guided --parameter-overrides BucketNameParam=my-unique-bucket-2.8.0718
 ```
 
 This sample is based on Serverless Application Model (SAM). To deploy it, check out the instructions for getting started with SAM in [the examples directory](../../../README.md)
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
index 9ca4e8dc2..8dde0a034 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-cloudformation</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
index dbd6743a8..29acef5e2 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
     <!-- TODO TODO TODO this should build from SNAPSHOT, but it doesn't, because the snapshots
     don't appear in the docker environment CDK builds it in in our CDK tests. How to procede? V2 blocker -->
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-core-utilities-cdk</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/infra/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/infra/pom.xml
index 35e07bc62..7daf3153f 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/infra/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/infra/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>cdk</artifactId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <cdk.version>2.224.0</cdk.version>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/gradle/build.gradle b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/gradle/build.gradle
index 0b7951f11..6841d20ab 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/gradle/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/gradle/build.gradle
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.amazonaws:aws-lambda-java-events:3.16.0'
     implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:2.13.2'
     implementation 'org.aspectj:aspectjrt:1.9.20.1'
-    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-tracing:2.7.0'
-    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-logging-log4j:2.7.0'
-    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-metrics:2.7.0'
+    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-tracing:2.8.0'
+    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-logging-log4j:2.8.0'
+    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-metrics:2.8.0'
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/kotlin/build.gradle.kts b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
index 47e82c5b8..bc11eb32e 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("com.amazonaws:aws-lambda-java-events:3.16.0")
     implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:2.15.2")
     implementation("org.aspectj:aspectjrt:1.9.20.1")
-    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-tracing:2.7.0")
-    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-logging-log4j:2.7.0")
-    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-metrics:2.7.0")
+    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-tracing:2.8.0")
+    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-logging-log4j:2.8.0")
+    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-metrics:2.8.0")
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:1.9.24")
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam-graalvm/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
index 682e1a10b..fceb4a322 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Core Utilities (logging, tracing, metrics) with SAM GraalVM</name>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-core-utilities-sam-graalvm</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml
index d03cafcfb..b8606a227 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Core Utilities (logging, tracing, metrics) with SAM</name>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-core-utilities-sam</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml
index 996f77d4b..d77b0ccd6 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Core Utilities (logging, tracing, metrics) with Serverless</name>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-core-utilities-serverless</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
index d28835a8a..14c0e223e 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Core Utilities (logging, tracing, metrics) with Terraform</name>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-core-utilities-terraform</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam-graalvm/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
index 205958c9a..d1c0205ff 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-idempotency-sam-graalvm</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Idempotency GraalVM</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam/pom.xml
index 694b79342..b90705c67 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-idempotency</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Idempotency</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/pom.xml
index 1e7450679..f4b75722c 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-kafka</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Kafka</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
index a83ddddb8..6d0c3f4a2 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-parameters-sam-graalvm</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Parameters GraalVM</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
index 83efef4d2..15d68ffcd 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-parameters-sam</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Parameters</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam-graalvm/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
index b77ce975e..44661fb71 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-serialization-sam-graalvm</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Serialization GraalVM</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam/pom.xml
index 789d9969f..93c60a2cb 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-serialization-sam</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Serialization</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
index abcdd4e3a..1337bc2ee 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-validation</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Validation</name>
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 98f6945d7..5f35b96c0 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ extra_javascript:
 
 extra:
   powertools:
-    version: 2.7.0
+    version: 2.8.0
   version:
     provider: mike
     default: latest
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ba206feae..ed1d2aff9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
     <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.7.0</version>
+    <version>2.8.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Parent</name>
diff --git a/powertools-batch/pom.xml b/powertools-batch/pom.xml
index bce58ab58..07d11d41c 100644
--- a/powertools-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-batch/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <description>A suite of utilities that makes batch message processing using AWS Lambda easier.</description>
diff --git a/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml b/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml
index a3270563a..09e3299fd 100644
--- a/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>2.7.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Cloudformation</name>
diff --git a/powertools-common/pom.xml b/powertools-common/pom.xml
index d4e9f6213..f14783b5b 100644
--- a/powertools-common/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-common/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>2.7.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Common Internal Utilities</name>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/batch/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/batch/pom.xml
index 2c726340a..f8e0a037f 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/batch/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/batch/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>e2e-test-handlers-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>e2e-test-handler-batch</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-functional/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-functional/pom.xml
index 133a0ccff..2b53dc275 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-functional/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-functional/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>e2e-test-handlers-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>e2e-test-handler-idempotency-functional</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-generics/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-generics/pom.xml
index a69babd0d..76e65edb1 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-generics/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-generics/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>e2e-test-handlers-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>e2e-test-handler-idempotency-generics</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency/pom.xml
index cbe7e0cac..36181ea01 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>e2e-test-handlers-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>e2e-test-handler-idempotency</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage-functional/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage-functional/pom.xml
index e2e67b2da..d29017074 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage-functional/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage-functional/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>e2e-test-handlers-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.0</version>
+        <version>2.8.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>e2e-test-handler-largemessage-functional</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage/pom.xml
index 56d179c3b..53b1e7c10 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>e2e-test-handlers-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.0</version>
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