diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 033712f..a758650 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/udf-forensic/compare/udf-forensic-v0.2.7...udf-forensic-v0.2.8) - 2026-08-13
+
+### Fixed
+
+- *(gitignore)* unanchor the target rule so nested cargo projects are ignored
+
 ## [0.2.7](https://github.com/SecurityRonin/udf-forensic/compare/udf-forensic-v0.2.6...udf-forensic-v0.2.7) - 2026-08-08
 
 ### Documentation
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7b586dc..13c36fe 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "udf-forensic"
-version = "0.2.7"
+version = "0.2.8"
 dependencies = [
  "forensic-vfs",
  "forensicnomicon",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a0d113b..867b34a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "udf-forensic"
-version = "0.2.7"
+version = "0.2.8"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.85"
 license = "Apache-2.0"