diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index 44e10fb13fdf..e0e8fbeecf74 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "core": "24.27.0",
+  "core": "24.28.0",
   "prover": "16.5.0",
   "zk_toolbox": "0.1.2"
 }
diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index 6cf2ff4419a9..e90c265fa1f1 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [24.28.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.27.0...core-v24.28.0) (2024-09-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **da-clients:** add secrets ([#2954](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2954)) ([f4631e4](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/f4631e4466de620cc1401b326d864cdb8b48a05d))
+* **eth-sender:** add a cap to time_in_mempool ([#2978](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2978)) ([650d42f](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/650d42fea6124d80b60a8270a303d72ad6ac741e))
+* **eth-watch:** redesign to support multiple chains ([#2867](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2867)) ([aa72d84](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/aa72d849c24a664acd083eba73795ddc5d31d55f))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* chainstack block limit exceeded ([#2974](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2974)) ([4ffbf42](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/4ffbf426de166c11aaf5d7b5ed7d199644fba229))
+* **eth-watch:** add missing check that from_block is not larger than finalized_block ([#2969](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2969)) ([3f406c7](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/3f406c7d0c0e76d798c2d838abde57ca692822c0))
+* ignore unknown fields in rpc json response ([#2962](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2962)) ([692ea73](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/692ea73f75a5fb9db2b4ac33ad24d20568638742))
+
 ## [24.27.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.26.0...core-v24.27.0) (2024-09-25)
 
 
diff --git a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
index d841ee5b42e6..086d381ecc30 100644
--- a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "zksync_external_node"
 description = "Non-validator ZKsync node"
-version = "24.27.0" # x-release-please-version
+version = "24.28.0" # x-release-please-version
 edition.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true