diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
index 28cdccc7..9eab48e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install setuptools wheel twine
-        python setup.py bdist_wheel
+        python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
     - name: Publish package
       uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
       with:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 78dfa831..e0634598 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.2.8] - 2021-09-01
+
+### Added
+* Also publish sdist when publishing to pypi
+
 ## [1.2.7] - 2021-06-25
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 4fb9c705..e68474b8 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ keywords:
 license: "Apache-2.0"
 message: "If you use this software, please cite it using these metadata."
 title: "nanopub: A python library for searching, publishing and modifying nanopublications"
-version: "1.2.7"
+version: "1.2.8"
 date-released: "2021-06-25"
diff --git a/nanopub/_version.py b/nanopub/_version.py
index 7f647d06..5cc179e2 100644
--- a/nanopub/_version.py
+++ b/nanopub/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.2.7"
+__version__ = "1.2.8"