diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index b7e13667d..6bd7048b7 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ twitter = "GoHugoIO"
 [params]
   description = "The world’s fastest framework for building websites"
   ## Used for views in rendered HTML (i.e., rather than using the .Hugo variable)
-  release = "0.27.1"
+  release = "0.28"
   ## Setting this to true will add a "noindex" to *EVERY* page on the site
   removefromexternalsearch = false
   ## Gh repo for site footer (include trailing slash)
diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index d7d7971b1..0bf6cd683 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
   command = "hugo"
 
 [context.production.environment]
-  HUGO_VERSION = "0.27.1"
+  HUGO_VERSION = "0.28"
   HUGO_ENV = "production"
   HUGO_ENABLEGITINFO = "true"
 
 [context.deploy-preview.environment]
-  HUGO_VERSION = "0.27.1"
+  HUGO_VERSION = "0.28"
 
 [context.branch-deploy.environment]
-  HUGO_VERSION = "0.27.1"
+  HUGO_VERSION = "0.28"
 
 [context.next.environment]
   HUGO_BASEURL = "https://next--gohugoio.netlify.com/"