diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 35e517eaf5f3..ce2c3304518b 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.29.8-dev
+1.29.8
diff --git a/changelogs/current.yaml b/changelogs/current.yaml
index 3dc1be5cb217..3f99587d7a7a 100644
--- a/changelogs/current.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/current.yaml
@@ -1,20 +1,9 @@
-date: Pending
-
-behavior_changes:
-# *Changes that are expected to cause an incompatibility if applicable; deployment changes are likely required*
-
-minor_behavior_changes:
-# *Changes that may cause incompatibilities for some users, but should not for most*
+date: September 14, 2024
 
 bug_fixes:
-# *Changes expected to improve the state of the world and are unlikely to have negative effects*
 - area: stateful_session
   change: |
     Support 0 TTL for proto-encoded cookies, which disables cookie expiration by Envoy.
-
-removed_config_or_runtime:
-# *Normally occurs at the end of the* :ref:`deprecation period <deprecated>`
-
-new_features:
-
-deprecated:
+- area: dependencies
+  change: |
+    Update curl to mitigate CVE-2024-7264.
diff --git a/docs/inventories/v1.28/objects.inv b/docs/inventories/v1.28/objects.inv
index 0cffae7aa1d2..2fd3b18a0dfb 100644
Binary files a/docs/inventories/v1.28/objects.inv and b/docs/inventories/v1.28/objects.inv differ
diff --git a/docs/versions.yaml b/docs/versions.yaml
index 4ec3827bcd33..4cf7f55f5122 100644
--- a/docs/versions.yaml
+++ b/docs/versions.yaml
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 "1.25": 1.25.11
 "1.26": 1.26.8
 "1.27": 1.27.7
-"1.28": 1.28.5
+"1.28": 1.28.6
 "1.29": 1.29.7