diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f461a6b11..abb287d22 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.28.1] - 2026-08-27
+
+### Added
+- feat(release): auto-bump the vended CDK pin during release prep (#2118) (c6765b63)
+
+### Fixed
+- fix: route harness invoke exec through command API (#2097) (d1bd57ee)
+- fix(ci): use shared refactor workflow automation (#2005) (cad94708)
+- fix(export): validate project before harness fetch (#2091) (15b041a7)
+
+### Other Changes
+- test(deps): derive vended agentcore-cdk pin from the template (#2117) (d367f793)
+
 ## [0.28.0] - 2026-08-24
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1baafff7..bbe7982ef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws/agentcore",
-  "version": "0.28.0",
+  "version": "0.28.1",
   "description": "CLI for Amazon Bedrock AgentCore",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/preview-version.json b/preview-version.json
index e30c3a1e6..e9195fcd7 100644
--- a/preview-version.json
+++ b/preview-version.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.0.0-preview.28"
+  "version": "1.0.0-preview.29"
 }
diff --git a/src/assets/__tests__/__snapshots__/assets.snapshot.test.ts.snap b/src/assets/__tests__/__snapshots__/assets.snapshot.test.ts.snap
index 5cfc38bd0..53b77ecdb 100644
--- a/src/assets/__tests__/__snapshots__/assets.snapshot.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/assets/__tests__/__snapshots__/assets.snapshot.test.ts.snap
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ exports[`Assets Directory Snapshots > CDK assets > cdk/cdk/package.json should m
     "typescript": "~5.9.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws/agentcore-cdk": "0.1.0-alpha.49",
+    "@aws/agentcore-cdk": "0.1.0-alpha.50",
     "aws-cdk-lib": "~2.261.0",
     "constructs": "~10.7.0"
   }
diff --git a/src/assets/cdk/package.json b/src/assets/cdk/package.json
index 87d736f90..8454b827f 100644
--- a/src/assets/cdk/package.json
+++ b/src/assets/cdk/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "typescript": "~5.9.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws/agentcore-cdk": "0.1.0-alpha.49",
+    "@aws/agentcore-cdk": "0.1.0-alpha.50",
     "aws-cdk-lib": "~2.261.0",
     "constructs": "~10.7.0"
   }