diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 4924f44d4e135ef2108994501f04f4f16c662cac..f31cb9a3cb6fcc794a893c09350b6500ad9ce314 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.28.0"
+__version__ = "0.28.1"