diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bc168182..453e0dc5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libloot"
-version = "0.28.0"
+version = "0.28.1"
 dependencies = [
  "array-parameterized-test",
  "crc32fast",
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libloot-cpp"
-version = "0.28.0"
+version = "0.28.1"
 dependencies = [
  "cxx",
  "cxx-build",
@@ -583,11 +583,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libloot-ffi-errors"
-version = "0.28.0"
+version = "0.28.1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libloot-nodejs"
-version = "0.28.0"
+version = "0.28.1"
 dependencies = [
  "libloot",
  "libloot-ffi-errors",
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libloot-python"
-version = "0.28.0"
+version = "0.28.1"
 dependencies = [
  "libloot",
  "libloot-ffi-errors",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 67d9b758..d4b4fa28 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ lto = "thin"
 members = ["cpp", "ffi-errors", "nodejs", "array-parameterized-test", "python"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.28.0"
+version = "0.28.1"
 repository = "https://github.com/loot/libloot.git"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index ae799991..7b008299 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ endif()
 if(POLICY CMP0167)
     cmake_policy(SET CMP0167 NEW)
 endif()
-project(libloot VERSION "0.28.0")
+project(libloot VERSION "0.28.1")
 include(CMakeDependentOption)
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
diff --git a/cpp/include/loot/loot_version.h b/cpp/include/loot/loot_version.h
index 74bb1c94..2815c1c5 100644
--- a/cpp/include/loot/loot_version.h
+++ b/cpp/include/loot/loot_version.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ inline constexpr unsigned int LIBLOOT_VERSION_MAJOR = 0;
 inline constexpr unsigned int LIBLOOT_VERSION_MINOR = 28;
 
 /** @brief libloot's patch version number. */
-inline constexpr unsigned int LIBLOOT_VERSION_PATCH = 0;
+inline constexpr unsigned int LIBLOOT_VERSION_PATCH = 1;
 
 /**
  * @brief Get the library version.
diff --git a/cpp/src/api/resource.rc b/cpp/src/api/resource.rc
index 0b3d3473..611375ab 100644
--- a/cpp/src/api/resource.rc
+++ b/cpp/src/api/resource.rc
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 
 1 VERSIONINFO
-FILEVERSION 0, 28, 0, 0
-PRODUCTVERSION 0, 28, 0, 0
+FILEVERSION 0, 28, 1, 0
+PRODUCTVERSION 0, 28, 1, 0
 FILEOS VOS__WINDOWS32
 FILETYPE VFT_DLL
 BEGIN
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ BLOCK "040904b0"
 BEGIN
 VALUE "CompanyName", "LOOT"
 VALUE "FileDescription", "Library providing LOOT's core functionality"
-VALUE "FileVersion", "0.28.0"
+VALUE "FileVersion", "0.28.1"
 VALUE "InternalName", "loot"
 VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2013-2022 Oliver Hamlet"
 VALUE "OriginalFilename", "loot.dll"
 VALUE "ProductName", "LOOT"
-VALUE "ProductVersion", "0.28.0"
+VALUE "ProductVersion", "0.28.1"
 END
 END
 BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
diff --git a/docs/api/changelog.rst b/docs/api/changelog.rst
index 82c64619..f79ba928 100644
--- a/docs/api/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/api/changelog.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,27 @@
 Version History
 ***************
 
+0.28.1 - 2025-08-11
+===================
+
+Fixed
+-----
+
+- The lifetime of :cpp:any:`loot::PluginInterface` pointers did not match their
+  documented lifetimes in v0.28.0.
+- :cpp:any:`loot::CyclicInteractionError::GetCycle()` did not return the correct
+  cycle data in v0.28.0.
+
+Changed
+-------
+
+- The error message for an invalid plugin metadata name regex now includes the
+  invalid value.
+- The error messages of ``std::invalid_argument`` errors now include the full
+  chain of error details instead of just the top-level error message.
+- The Rust API Reference page of this documentation now links to the docs.rs
+  page for the latest version of libloot.
+
 0.28.0 - 2025-08-02
 ===================
 
diff --git a/docs/pyproject.toml b/docs/pyproject.toml
index 74a40e4c..fbfc4796 100644
--- a/docs/pyproject.toml
+++ b/docs/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "libloot-docs"
-version = "0.28.0"
+version = "0.28.1"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
     "breathe==4.36.0",
diff --git a/docs/uv.lock b/docs/uv.lock
index 2d8be87f..98ccb393 100644
--- a/docs/uv.lock
+++ b/docs/uv.lock
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libloot-docs"
-version = "0.28.0"
+version = "0.28.1"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "breathe" },
diff --git a/nodejs/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json b/nodejs/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json
index 79af47f1..baa7c659 100644
--- a/nodejs/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json
+++ b/nodejs/npm/linux-x64-gnu/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "libloot-nodejs-linux-x64-gnu",
-  "version": "0.28.0",
+  "version": "0.28.1",
   "os": [
     "linux"
   ],
diff --git a/nodejs/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json b/nodejs/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json
index bff3ccad..05d4c4a6 100644
--- a/nodejs/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json
+++ b/nodejs/npm/win32-x64-msvc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "libloot-nodejs-win32-x64-msvc",
-  "version": "0.28.0",
+  "version": "0.28.1",
   "os": [
     "win32"
   ],
diff --git a/nodejs/package-lock.json b/nodejs/package-lock.json
index aab53ad5..07266009 100644
--- a/nodejs/package-lock.json
+++ b/nodejs/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "libloot-nodejs",
-  "version": "0.28.0",
+  "version": "0.28.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "libloot-nodejs",
-      "version": "0.28.0",
+      "version": "0.28.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@napi-rs/cli": "^3.0.4",
diff --git a/nodejs/package.json b/nodejs/package.json
index 435688e1..eba8dfcd 100644
--- a/nodejs/package.json
+++ b/nodejs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "libloot-nodejs",
-  "version": "0.28.0",
+  "version": "0.28.1",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
   "napi": {