diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds.yml b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
index 6f81984..ff9d201 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
@@ -107,9 +107,15 @@ jobs:
 #        mvn -B clean install -P dev -Dnetbeans.release.version=RELEASE260 -Dnext.version=RELEASE260
 #      env:
 #        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-
-    - name: Build with RELEASE270
+#
+#    - name: Build with RELEASE270
+#      run: |
+#        mvn -B clean install -P dev -Dnetbeans.release.version=RELEASE270 -Dnext.version=RELEASE270
+#      env:
+#        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+#
+    - name: Build with RELEASE280
       run: |
-        mvn -B clean install -P dev -Dnetbeans.release.version=RELEASE270 -Dnext.version=RELEASE270
+        mvn -B clean install -P dev -Dnetbeans.release.version=RELEASE280 -Dnext.version=RELEASE280
       env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
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+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 0cb87f1..84b7cbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -366,10 +366,42 @@ jobs:
 #        asset_content_type: application/gzip
 #      env:
 #        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+#
+#    - name: Build with RELEASE270
+#      run: |
+#        mvn -B clean deploy -Dnetbeans.release.version=RELEASE270 -Dnext.version=${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+#        echo "SIZE_20=$(wc -c target/nbm/python-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}.nbm | awk '{print $1}')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+#      env:
+#        MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+#        MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+#        MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+#        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+#
+#    - name: Create Release
+#      uses: actions/create-release@v1
+#      id: create_release
+#      with:
+#        draft: false
+#        prerelease: false
+#        release_name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }} RELEASE270 ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+#        tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+#      env:
+#        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+#
+#    - name: Attach RELEASE280 NBM
+#      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+#      with:
+#        upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+#        asset_path: target/nbm/python-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}.nbm
+#        asset_name: python-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}.nbm
+#        asset_content_type: application/gzip
+#      env:
+#        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+
 
-    - name: Build with RELEASE270
+    - name: Build with RELEASE280
       run: |
-        mvn -B clean deploy -Dnetbeans.release.version=RELEASE270 -Dnext.version=${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+        mvn -B clean deploy -Dnetbeans.release.version=RELEASE280 -Dnext.version=${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
         echo "SIZE_20=$(wc -c target/nbm/python-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}.nbm | awk '{print $1}')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       env:
         MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
@@ -383,12 +415,12 @@ jobs:
       with:
         draft: false
         prerelease: false
-        release_name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }} RELEASE270 ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+        release_name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }} RELEASE280 ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
         tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
-    - name: Attach RELEASE270 NBM
+    - name: Attach RELEASE280 NBM
       uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
       with:
         upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b4c6268..b88be8a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -811,8 +811,8 @@
     </dependencies>
     <properties>
         <keystore>target/keystore</keystore>
-        <netbeans.release.version>RELEASE270</netbeans.release.version>
-        <next.version>1.9.7</next.version>
+        <netbeans.release.version>RELEASE280</netbeans.release.version>
+        <next.version>1.9.8</next.version>
         <git.url>https://github.com/albilu/netbeansPython</git.url>
         <git.link>https://github.com/albilu/netbeansPython.git</git.link>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/ppuc/28/updates.xml b/ppuc/28/updates.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d63443c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ppuc/28/updates.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!DOCTYPE module_updates PUBLIC "-//NetBeans//DTD Autoupdate Catalog 2.8//EN" "http://www.netbeans.org/dtds/autoupdate-catalog-2_8.dtd">
+<module_updates timestamp="00/00/00/5/2/2025">
+    <module codenamebase="io.github.albilu.python" distribution="https://github.com/albilu/netbeansPython/releases/download/1.9.8/python-1.9.8.nbm" downloadsize="133405377" homepage="https://github.com/albilu/netbeansPython" moduleauthor="albilu" needsrestart="true" releasedate="2025/12/05">
+        <manifest OpenIDE-Module="io.github.albilu.python" AutoUpdate-Show-In-Client="true" OpenIDE-Module-Display-Category="Editing" OpenIDE-Module-Implementation-Version="RELEASE280-1.9.8" OpenIDE-Module-Name="Python" OpenIDE-Module-Requires="org.openide.windows.WindowManager" OpenIDE-Module-Short-Description="Netbeans Support for Python" OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version="1.9.8"/>
+    </module>
+</module_updates>
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