diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 3e75d00ffea..9403988d524 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+mkdocs-material-7.2.8 (2021-09-20)
+
+  * Fixed #3039: Search modal overlays menu on mobile (7.2.7 regression)
+
 mkdocs-material-7.2.7+insiders-3.0.1 (2021-09-19)
 
   * Added support for using literal h1-6 tags for search plugin
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 9c9ba5b3979..3a7fd8e6a59 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ template: overrides/main.html
 
 ## Material for MkDocs
 
+### 7.2.8 <small>_ September 20, 2021</small>
+
+- Fixed #3039: Search modal overlays menu on mobile (7.2.7 regression)
+
 ### 7.2.7 <small>_ September 19, 2021</small>
 
 - Updated Serbian and Serbo-Croatian translations
diff --git a/material/base.html b/material/base.html
index 09ab3df0fac..2b5664cd747 100644
--- a/material/base.html
+++ b/material/base.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <link rel="canonical" href="{{ page.canonical_url }}">
       {% endif %}
       <link rel="icon" href="{{ config.theme.favicon | url }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-7.2.7">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-7.2.8">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.title %}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 055892aabcc..f65161e72ec 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "7.2.7",
+  "version": "7.2.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4cd8682d2d7..18b952b65d3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "7.2.7",
+  "version": "7.2.8",
   "description": "A Material Design theme for MkDocs",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",