diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5fffad81c..ee3fc52a3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "paperless-ngx"
-version = "2.20.7"
+version = "2.20.8"
 description = "A community-supported supercharged document management system: scan, index and archive all your physical documents"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/src-ui/package.json b/src-ui/package.json
index aa1a0e71c..0f83a6583 100644
--- a/src-ui/package.json
+++ b/src-ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "paperless-ngx-ui",
-  "version": "2.20.7",
+  "version": "2.20.8",
   "scripts": {
     "preinstall": "npx only-allow pnpm",
     "ng": "ng",
diff --git a/src-ui/src/environments/environment.prod.ts b/src-ui/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
index 819bbed0c..0ad536f2b 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const environment = {
   apiVersion: '9', // match src/paperless/settings.py
   appTitle: 'Paperless-ngx',
   tag: 'prod',
-  version: '2.20.7',
+  version: '2.20.8',
   webSocketHost: window.location.host,
   webSocketProtocol: window.location.protocol == 'https:' ? 'wss:' : 'ws:',
   webSocketBaseUrl: base_url.pathname + 'ws/',
diff --git a/src/paperless/version.py b/src/paperless/version.py
index 7515698ad..a2f677230 100644
--- a/src/paperless/version.py
+++ b/src/paperless/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Final
 
-__version__: Final[tuple[int, int, int]] = (2, 20, 7)
+__version__: Final[tuple[int, int, int]] = (2, 20, 8)
 # Version string like X.Y.Z
 __full_version_str__: Final[str] = ".".join(map(str, __version__))
 # Version string like X.Y
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index f595c3dac..87bb02b00 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "paperless-ngx"
-version = "2.20.7"
+version = "2.20.8"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "babel", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux'" },