diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8dbb7432337..5b034e2d3f55 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+<a name="21.2.8"></a>
+# 21.2.8 "v21-2-8" (2026-04-22)
+No user facing changes in this release
+
+<!-- CHANGELOG SPLIT MARKER -->
+
 <a name="21.2.7"></a>
 # 21.2.7 "carbon-jetski" (2026-04-16)
 ### material
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 010a80c6c1a6..162113a90b44 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "ci-docs-monitor-test": "node --no-warnings=ExperimentalWarning --loader ts-node/esm/transpile-only scripts/docs-deploy/monitoring/ci-test.mts",
     "prepare": "husky"
   },
-  "version": "21.2.7",
+  "version": "21.2.8",
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular-devkit/core": "catalog:",
     "@angular-devkit/schematics": "catalog:",