diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f89d951..8cb2f63 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Releases before 1.1.3 predate this file; their notes live on the
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.8.8] - 2026-09-21
+
 ### Security
 
 - Hostnames are normalized before every name-based policy comparison, so a
@@ -1803,7 +1805,8 @@ number to be reused.
   refresh already-installed skill files but never create new ones; `doctor`
   tips when a managed skill is stale.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/BetterWright/betterwright/compare/v2.8.7...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/BetterWright/betterwright/compare/v2.8.8...HEAD
+[2.8.8]: https://github.com/BetterWright/betterwright/compare/v2.8.7...v2.8.8
 [2.8.7]: https://github.com/BetterWright/betterwright/compare/v2.8.6...v2.8.7
 [2.8.6]: https://github.com/BetterWright/betterwright/compare/v2.8.5...v2.8.6
 [2.8.5]: https://github.com/BetterWright/betterwright/compare/v2.8.2...v2.8.5
diff --git a/SKILL.md b/SKILL.md
index 8e1c853..d0e1081 100644
--- a/SKILL.md
+++ b/SKILL.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: browser
 description: Drive a persistent, policy-guarded real web browser via the betterwright CLI. Use for any task that needs the live web — logging in, filling forms, booking, buying, or reading a page an API will not give you.
-generated_by: betterwright@2.8.7
+generated_by: betterwright@2.8.8
 ---
 
 # BetterWright browser
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa1c3b9..ba99935 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "betterwright",
-  "version": "2.8.7",
+  "version": "2.8.8",
   "description": "A persistent, policy-guarded Playwright browser for AI agents with network controls, trusted credential filling, proof screenshots, and CAPTCHA helpers.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/src/index.js",