diff --git a/active-branches.json b/active-branches.json
index 9d66e8342eca..72eac8dd9979 100644
--- a/active-branches.json
+++ b/active-branches.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-["release-2.3","release-2.4","release-2.5","release-2.6","release-2.7","master"]
+["release-2.3","release-2.4","release-2.5","release-2.6","release-2.7","release-2.8","master"]
diff --git a/versions.yml b/versions.yml
index 7789de2c8edb..31d8d9d83c3a 100644
--- a/versions.yml
+++ b/versions.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@
   endOfLifeDate: "2026-04-19"
   branch: release-2.7
   lts: true
+- edition: kuma
+  version: 2.8.0
+  release: 2.8.x
+  branch: release-2.8
 - edition: kuma
   version: preview
   release: dev