diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index be395d541..e4cccaba3 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ Given this is a project maintained by volunteers, please read this template to n
 - [ ] I understand that this PR may be closed in case there was no previous discussion. (This doesn't apply to typos!)
 - [ ] I've added a test for each change that was introduced, and I tried as much as possible to make a single atomic change.
 - [ ] I've updated the documentation accordingly.
-- [ ] I've added a note on the `docs/release-notes.md` about my changes (changes on documentation or type annotations don't need this).
diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 824b483f9..aaf3b7d4c 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+## 0.28.0
+
+June 7, 2023
+
+### Changed
+* Reuse `Request`'s body buffer for call_next in `BaseHTTPMiddleware` [#1692](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/1692).
+* Move exception handling logic to `Route` [#2026](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2026).
+
+### Added
+* Add `env` parameter to `Jinja2Templates`, and deprecate `**env_options` [#2159](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2159).
+* Add clear error message when `httpx` is not installed [#2177](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2177).
+
+### Fixed
+* Allow "name" argument on `templates url_for()` [#2127](https://github.com/encode/starlette/pull/2127).
+
 ## 0.27.0
 
 May 16, 2023
diff --git a/starlette/__init__.py b/starlette/__init__.py
index cde6d8971..df7db8648 100644
--- a/starlette/__init__.py
+++ b/starlette/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.27.0"
+__version__ = "0.28.0"