diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 697f087f..48f7a71d 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.28.0
+0.28.1
diff --git a/owslib/__init__.py b/owslib/__init__.py
index 1bf36757..84b55cbb 100644
--- a/owslib/__init__.py
+++ b/owslib/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.28.0'
+__version__ = '0.28.1'