diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 39bc08fa..81eeb195 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
 	"packages/timer": "1.0.9",
 	"packages/utilities": "1.0.5",
 	"packages/npmrc": "1.2.5",
-	"packages/comments": "0.2.7"
+	"packages/comments": "0.2.8"
 }
diff --git a/packages/comments/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/comments/CHANGELOG.md
index fbb29cbe..cf768149 100644
--- a/packages/comments/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/comments/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.8](https://github.com/versini-org/node-cli/compare/comments-v0.2.7...comments-v0.2.8) (2026-01-04)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **comments:** Improve handling of linter and tool directive comments ([#459](https://github.com/versini-org/node-cli/issues/459)) ([0960038](https://github.com/versini-org/node-cli/commit/096003826471508d839f2ec3346bb12b1a73b7fe))
+
 ## [0.2.7](https://github.com/versini-org/node-cli/compare/comments-v0.2.6...comments-v0.2.7) (2025-12-24)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/comments/package.json b/packages/comments/package.json
index 950bc93e..f857bd85 100644
--- a/packages/comments/package.json
+++ b/packages/comments/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@node-cli/comments",
-	"version": "0.2.7",
+	"version": "0.2.8",
 	"license": "MIT",
 	"author": "Arno Versini",
 	"description": "CLI tool to reflow and normalize JSDoc and line comments in source files",