diff --git a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
index 739ec3ef6d..fdf53d4ca9 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (starting after version `3.27.0`).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [3.28.0] - 2020-03-20
 ### Added
 * Enable IntelliJ-compatible token `$today.year` for specifying the year in license header files. ([#542](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/542))
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/README.md b/plugin-gradle/README.md
index 245f7f4220..90786987a2 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/README.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/README.md
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ output = [
 -->
 [![Gradle plugin](https://img.shields.io/badge/plugins.gradle.org-com.diffplug.gradle.spotless-blue.svg)](https://plugins.gradle.org/plugin/com.diffplug.gradle.spotless)
 [![Maven central](https://img.shields.io/badge/mavencentral-com.diffplug.gradle.spotless%3Aspotless-blue.svg)](https://search.maven.org/#search%7Cgav%7C1%7Cg%3A%22com.diffplug.spotless%22%20AND%20a%3A%22spotless-plugin-gradle%22)
-[![Javadoc](https://img.shields.io/badge/javadoc-3.27.2-blue.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/com.diffplug.spotless/spotless-plugin-gradle/3.27.2/index.html)
+[![Javadoc](https://img.shields.io/badge/javadoc-3.28.0-blue.svg)](https://javadoc.io/doc/com.diffplug.spotless/spotless-plugin-gradle/3.28.0/index.html)
 
-[![Changelog](https://img.shields.io/badge/changelog-3.27.2-brightgreen.svg)](CHANGES.md)
+[![Changelog](https://img.shields.io/badge/changelog-3.28.0-brightgreen.svg)](CHANGES.md)
 [![Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/diffplug/spotless.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/diffplug/spotless)
 [![Live chat](https://img.shields.io/badge/gitter-chat-brightgreen.svg)](https://gitter.im/diffplug/spotless)
 [![License Apache](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-apache-brightgreen.svg)](https://tldrlegal.com/license/apache-license-2.0-(apache-2.0))
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ spotless {
 }
 ```
 
-Spotless can check and apply formatting to any plain-text file, using simple rules ([javadoc](https://javadoc.io/static/com.diffplug.spotless/spotless-plugin-gradle/3.27.2/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/FormatExtension.html)) like those above.  It also supports more powerful formatters:
+Spotless can check and apply formatting to any plain-text file, using simple rules ([javadoc](https://javadoc.io/static/com.diffplug.spotless/spotless-plugin-gradle/3.28.0/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/FormatExtension.html)) like those above.  It also supports more powerful formatters:
 
 * Eclipse's [CDT](#eclipse-cdt) C/C++ code formatter
 * Eclipse's java code formatter (including style and import ordering)
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ spotless {
 }
 ```
 
-If you use `custom` or `customLazy`, you might want to take a look at [this javadoc](https://javadoc.io/static/com.diffplug.spotless/spotless-plugin-gradle/3.27.2/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/FormatExtension.html#bumpThisNumberIfACustomStepChanges-int-) for a big performance win.
+If you use `custom` or `customLazy`, you might want to take a look at [this javadoc](https://javadoc.io/static/com.diffplug.spotless/spotless-plugin-gradle/3.28.0/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/FormatExtension.html#bumpThisNumberIfACustomStepChanges-int-) for a big performance win.
 
 See [`JavaExtension.java`](src/main/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/JavaExtension.java) if you'd like to see how a language-specific set of custom rules is implemented.  We'd love PR's which add support for other languages.