diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index bc39332..8b67ba6 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ authors:
   given-names: "Clara"
   orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4540-9382"
 title: "Performance Tests of CLEO On Levante for First Model Description Paper"
-version: 1.0.0
-date-released: 5th December 2024
+version: 2.8.0
+date-released: 1st September 2025
 url: "https://github.com/yoctoyotta1024/PerformanceTestingCLEO.git"
diff --git a/docs/doxygen/doxygen.dox b/docs/doxygen/doxygen.dox
index c8eff69..5eb0ea7 100644
--- a/docs/doxygen/doxygen.dox
+++ b/docs/doxygen/doxygen.dox
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "PerformanceTestingCLEO"
 # could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or if some version
 # control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 1.0.0
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 2.8.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer a
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index d165c37..0a10e46 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Author: Clara Bayley (CB)
 Additional Contributors:
 -----
-Last Modified: Thursday 5th December 2024
+Last Modified: Monday 1st September 2025
 Modified By: CB
 -----
 License: BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 license = "BSD 3-Clause"
 copyright = "(2024) MPI-M, Clara Bayley"
 author = "Clara Bayley & Other Developers"
-release = "1.0.0"
+release = "2.8.0"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/docs/source/usage/validations.rst b/docs/source/usage/validations.rst
index 3d8104d..5a39da3 100644
--- a/docs/source/usage/validations.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usage/validations.rst
@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@ your executables ``main_[xxx].cpp`` file. E.g. uncomment the lines leading to
 ``return obssd >> obs1 >> obs0;`` and comment out the line ``return NullObserver{};``
 
 #. Then you could perform one normal run with e.g.
-  ``./builds/serial/condensation0d/cond0d ./builds/serial/tmp/cond0d/config_1_128_1_0.yaml``
-  (it is recomended that you create the output directory before running the model). Or
-  you can run the example with Kokkos performance tool(s), e.g.
-
-   .. code-block:: console
-
-    $ ./scripts/bash/run_profiling.sh \
-      /work/bm1183/m300950/bin/envs/perftests/bin/python \
-      /home/m/m300950/performance_testing_cleo \
-      /work/bm1183/m300950/performance_testing_cleo/builds \
-      cond0d \
-      kerneltimer.spacetimestack.memoryevents.memoryusage \
-      TRUE \
-      serial openmp cuda threads
+``./builds/serial/condensation0d/cond0d ./builds/serial/tmp/cond0d/config_1_128_1_0.yaml``
+(it is recomended that you create the output directory before running the model). Or
+you can run the example with Kokkos performance tool(s), e.g.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+$ ./scripts/bash/run_profiling.sh \
+  /work/bm1183/m300950/bin/envs/perftests/bin/python \
+  /home/m/m300950/performance_testing_cleo \
+  /work/bm1183/m300950/performance_testing_cleo/builds \
+  cond0d \
+  kerneltimer.spacetimestack.memoryevents.memoryusage \
+  TRUE \
+  serial openmp cuda threads
 
 #. Finally plot the results with the validation script, e.g.
 
diff --git a/scripts/plotting/prettyplots_kerneltimer.py b/scripts/plotting/prettyplots_kerneltimer.py
index 6fd6d8b..ea3b5d0 100644
--- a/scripts/plotting/prettyplots_kerneltimer.py
+++ b/scripts/plotting/prettyplots_kerneltimer.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def plot_wallclock_vs_total_num_supers(
         ax.spines[["right", "top"]].set_visible(False)
 
     handles, labels = axs[2].get_legend_handles_labels()  # solid lines
-    axs[0].legend(handles=handles, labels=labels, loc="upper left")
+    axs[0].legend(handles=handles, labels=labels, loc="lower right")
 
     axs[0].set_ylabel("wall-clock time per simulated second /s")
     axs[2].set_ylabel("wall-clock time per simulated second /s")
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5742ebb..83fc44b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Author: Clara Bayley (CB)
 Additional Contributors:
 -----
-Last Modified: Thursday 5th December 2024
+Last Modified: Monday 1st September 2025
 Modified By: CB
 -----
 License: BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="PerformanceTestingCLEO",
-    version="1.0.0",
+    version="2.8.0",
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=[
         "sphinx",
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 256aa67..1a54e77 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18.0)
 project(project
   LANGUAGES CXX
   DESCRIPTION "PerformanceTestingCLEO by Clara Bayley"
-  VERSION 1.0.0
+  VERSION 2.8.0
 )
 
 message("CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR: ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")