diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8896ae1aac..138101dbab 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ info:
 	@echo "make ppa-dev      - upload to launchpad development repo"
 	
 #VERSION=1.3~dev5
-SHORT_VERSION=2.8~dev7
+SHORT_VERSION=2.8
 VERSION_JESSIE=${SHORT_VERSION}
 VERSION=${SHORT_VERSION}
 SERIES="trusty precise vivid"
diff --git a/deploy/debian-jessie/changelog b/deploy/debian-jessie/changelog
index 7d5a34ebf1..34edb30e12 100644
--- a/deploy/debian-jessie/changelog
+++ b/deploy/debian-jessie/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,30 @@
+privacyidea-venv (2.8-1) jessie; urgency=low
+
+  Features
+  * Improve U2F support with trusted facets
+  * Add Challenge Response and U2F support to SAML
+  * Add Web UI theming
+  * Add possibility to use REMOTE_USER for authentication at Web UI
+  * Fuzzy Authentication: restrict time since last authentication
+
+  Enhancements
+  * Allow mangle policy when fetching ssh keys
+  * Add realm support to ownCloud plugin
+  * Support Drupal passwords in SQL resolver
+  * Add validity period to token enrollment
+  * Set default enrollment token type in Web UI
+  * Add scope to LDAP resolver
+
+  Fixes
+  * Fix failcounter reset for challenge response tokens
+  * Fix confusing DB errors (column exist) during installation
+  * Fix email token TLS checkbox saving
+  * Fix TOTP testing in Web UI
+  * Fix SMS config loading in Web UI
+
+ -- Cornelius Kölbel <cornelius@privacyidea.org>  Thu, 26 Nov 2015 23:30:00 +0200
+
+
 python-privacyidea (2.7-1) jessie; urgency=low
 
   Features
diff --git a/deploy/debian-ubuntu/changelog b/deploy/debian-ubuntu/changelog
index f0338f9715..b7e6113e50 100644
--- a/deploy/debian-ubuntu/changelog
+++ b/deploy/debian-ubuntu/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-python-privacyidea (2.8~dev7-1trusty) trusty; urgency=low
+python-privacyidea (2.8-1trusty) trusty; urgency=low
 
   Features
   * Improve U2F support with trusted facets
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ python-privacyidea (2.8~dev7-1trusty) trusty; urgency=low
   * Add Challenge Response support to SAML
   * Add U2F support to SAML
 
- -- Cornelius Kölbel <cornelius@privacyidea.org>  Sun, 22 Nov 2015 13:00:00 +0200
+ -- Cornelius Kölbel <cornelius@privacyidea.org>  Thu, 26 Nov 2015 23:30:00 +0200
 
 python-privacyidea (2.7-1trusty) trusty; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/deploy/debian-virtualenv/changelog b/deploy/debian-virtualenv/changelog
index 924db1f82c..211ad0e1ed 100644
--- a/deploy/debian-virtualenv/changelog
+++ b/deploy/debian-virtualenv/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-privacyidea-venv (2.8~dev7-1) wheezy; urgency=low
+privacyidea-venv (2.8-1) wheezy; urgency=low
 
   Features
   * Improve U2F support with trusted facets
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ privacyidea-venv (2.8~dev7-1) wheezy; urgency=low
   * Fix TOTP testing in Web UI
   * Fix SMS config loading in Web UI
 
- -- Cornelius Kölbel <cornelius@privacyidea.org>  Mon, 23 Nov 2015 10:00:00 +0200
+ -- Cornelius Kölbel <cornelius@privacyidea.org>  Thu, 26 Nov 2015 23:30:00 +0200
 
 privacyidea-venv (2.7-1) wheezy; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2e5d94a806..d14157e5e7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import sys
 
 #VERSION="2.1dev4"
-VERSION="2.8dev7"
+VERSION="2.8"
 
 # Taken from kennethreitz/requests/setup.py
 package_directory = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
diff --git a/tests/testdata/ca/index.txt b/tests/testdata/ca/index.txt
index 2568c75ab8..1db680e30a 100644
--- a/tests/testdata/ca/index.txt
+++ b/tests/testdata/ca/index.txt
@@ -175,3 +175,9 @@ V	160911094206Z		100000B2	unknown	/CN=Steve Test/emailAddress=steve@openssl.org
 V	160911094256Z		100000B3	unknown	/C=DE/ST=Hessen/O=privacyidea/CN=requester.localdomain
 V	160911094353Z		100000B4	unknown	/CN=selfservice,CN=user,O=realm1/emailAddress=meine
 V	160918132422Z		100000B5	unknown	/CN=admin,CN=admin,O=/emailAddress=meine
+V	161125221101Z		100000B6	unknown	/C=DE/ST=Hessen/O=privacyidea/CN=requester.localdomain
+V	161125221227Z		100000B7	unknown	/C=DE/ST=Hessen/O=privacyidea/CN=requester.localdomain
+V	161125221227Z		100000B8	unknown	/C=DE/ST=Hessen/O=privacyidea/CN=usercert
+V	161125221227Z		100000B9	unknown	/CN=Steve Test/emailAddress=steve@openssl.org
+V	161125221435Z		100000BA	unknown	/C=DE/ST=Hessen/O=privacyidea/CN=requester.localdomain
+V	161125222151Z		100000BB	unknown	/CN=selfservice,CN=user,O=realm1/emailAddress=meine
diff --git a/tests/testdata/ca/serial b/tests/testdata/ca/serial
index 9e6bc89ec3..aaf0216f4a 100644
--- a/tests/testdata/ca/serial
+++ b/tests/testdata/ca/serial
@@ -1 +1 @@
-100000B6
+100000BC
diff --git a/tests/testdata/testuser-api.sqlite b/tests/testdata/testuser-api.sqlite
index ddd0f1f397..436b826263 100644
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diff --git a/tests/testdata/testuser.sqlite b/tests/testdata/testuser.sqlite
index 0aba6bdfc0..b346fa186d 100644
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