diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c1fd8e9..093d20c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.2.8](https://github.com/SecurityRonin/jsonguard/compare/jsonguard-v0.2.7...jsonguard-v0.2.8) - 2026-08-20
+
+### Fixed
+
+- *(gitignore)* unanchor the target rule so nested cargo projects are ignored
+
 ## [0.2.7](https://github.com/SecurityRonin/jsonguard/compare/jsonguard-v0.2.6...jsonguard-v0.2.7) - 2026-08-07
 
 ### Documentation
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3b77aab..ff47784 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ checksum = "8f42a60cbdf9a97f5d2305f08a87dc4e09308d1276d28c869c684d7777685682"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "jsonguard"
-version = "0.2.7"
+version = "0.2.8"
 dependencies = [
  "proptest",
  "serde",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 54d66b9..cea9dab 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "jsonguard"
-version = "0.2.7"
+version = "0.2.8"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.75"
 authors = ["Security Ronin Ltd"]