diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 28046cb..192eafb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v0.28.0 (2023-08-07)
+
+### Feature
+
+* Apply directives to context directly ([`a4cbf48`](https://github.com/mcbeet/lectern/commit/a4cbf48639fb553f2897adec049f47038d651b9c))
+
 ## v0.27.1 (2023-08-06)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/lectern/__init__.py b/lectern/__init__.py
index 8eb35cc..d03bfbf 100644
--- a/lectern/__init__.py
+++ b/lectern/__init__.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 from .prefetch import *
 from .serialize import *
 
-__version__ = "0.27.1"
+__version__ = "0.28.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dbb9830..cf42679 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "lectern"
-version = "0.27.1"
+version = "0.28.0"
 description = "Literate Minecraft data packs and resource packs."
 authors = ["Valentin Berlier <berlier.v@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"