diff --git a/docs/addons/addons.adoc b/docs/addons/addons.adoc
index 3b0ccb46ed..13d1e20519 100644
--- a/docs/addons/addons.adoc
+++ b/docs/addons/addons.adoc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 
 link:../README.adoc[Return to Project Root]
 
diff --git a/docs/addons/observability.adoc b/docs/addons/observability.adoc
index 1e6ef20887..94061d23a1 100644
--- a/docs/addons/observability.adoc
+++ b/docs/addons/observability.adoc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 
 link:../README.adoc[Return to Project Root]
 
diff --git a/docs/common/create-and-configure-gateways.adoc b/docs/common/create-and-configure-gateways.adoc
index 597993863c..b79c6d1a7f 100644
--- a/docs/common/create-and-configure-gateways.adoc
+++ b/docs/common/create-and-configure-gateways.adoc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 
 link:../README.adoc[Return to Project Root]
 
diff --git a/docs/common/istio-ambient-mode.adoc b/docs/common/istio-ambient-mode.adoc
index ac59d8b461..b43560f5df 100644
--- a/docs/common/istio-ambient-mode.adoc
+++ b/docs/common/istio-ambient-mode.adoc
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_release_name: release-1.26
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_release_name: release-1.28
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 
 link:../README.adoc[Return to Project Root]
 
diff --git a/docs/common/istio-ambient-waypoint.adoc b/docs/common/istio-ambient-waypoint.adoc
index 9cc4724585..f1f77fb1ea 100644
--- a/docs/common/istio-ambient-waypoint.adoc
+++ b/docs/common/istio-ambient-waypoint.adoc
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_release_name: release-1.26
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_release_name: release-1.28
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 
 link:../README.adoc[Return to Project Root]
 
diff --git a/docs/deployment-models/consolidating-cp.adoc b/docs/deployment-models/consolidating-cp.adoc
index bf7927f986..54301be999 100644
--- a/docs/deployment-models/consolidating-cp.adoc
+++ b/docs/deployment-models/consolidating-cp.adoc
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_release_name: release-1.26
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_release_name: release-1.28
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 
 link:../../README.adoc[Return to Project Root]
 
diff --git a/docs/deployment-models/multicluster.adoc b/docs/deployment-models/multicluster.adoc
index 40b9e4fefa..f3f9775fe7 100644
--- a/docs/deployment-models/multicluster.adoc
+++ b/docs/deployment-models/multicluster.adoc
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_release_name: release-1.26
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_release_name: release-1.28
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 
 link:../README.adoc[Return to Project Root]
 
diff --git a/docs/deployment-models/multiple-mesh.adoc b/docs/deployment-models/multiple-mesh.adoc
index 8fedffed72..a0b9c5dbcc 100644
--- a/docs/deployment-models/multiple-mesh.adoc
+++ b/docs/deployment-models/multiple-mesh.adoc
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_release_name: release-1.26
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_release_name: release-1.28
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 
 link:../../README.adoc[Return to Project Root]
 
diff --git a/docs/dual-stack/dual-stack.adoc b/docs/dual-stack/dual-stack.adoc
index d0ee6c6200..d95d97f4e8 100644
--- a/docs/dual-stack/dual-stack.adoc
+++ b/docs/dual-stack/dual-stack.adoc
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_release_name: release-1.26
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_release_name: release-1.28
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 
 link:../../README.adoc[Return to Project Root]
 
diff --git a/docs/general/getting-started.adoc b/docs/general/getting-started.adoc
index 274df48e3b..f41a0d2d32 100644
--- a/docs/general/getting-started.adoc
+++ b/docs/general/getting-started.adoc
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_release_name: release-1.26
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_release_name: release-1.28
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 
 link:../README.adoc[Return to Project Root]
 
diff --git a/docs/general/istiod-ha.adoc b/docs/general/istiod-ha.adoc
index e323e0ce72..3317ccdf0c 100644
--- a/docs/general/istiod-ha.adoc
+++ b/docs/general/istiod-ha.adoc
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_release_name: release-1.26
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_release_name: release-1.28
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 
 link:../../README.adoc[Return to Project Root]
 
diff --git a/docs/general/plugin-ca.adoc b/docs/general/plugin-ca.adoc
index e27ad42159..0795c37aa0 100644
--- a/docs/general/plugin-ca.adoc
+++ b/docs/general/plugin-ca.adoc
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_release_name: release-1.26
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_release_name: release-1.28
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 
 link:../../README.adoc[Return to Project Root]
 
diff --git a/docs/guidelines/guidelines.adoc b/docs/guidelines/guidelines.adoc
index 9af16a9e6b..0399dcf5a1 100644
--- a/docs/guidelines/guidelines.adoc
+++ b/docs/guidelines/guidelines.adoc
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_release_name: release-1.26
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_release_name: release-1.28
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 
 link:../../README.adoc[Return to Project Root]
 
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ Use code blocks for commands or groups of commands that have the same context. *
 All AsciiDoc files should include variable definitions at the top for GitHub compatibility:
 ```
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_release_name: release-1.26
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_release_name: release-1.28
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 ```
 
 Note: that the values of the variables will be automatically updated on each release to keep them in sync with the actual versions.
diff --git a/docs/update-strategy/update-strategy.adoc b/docs/update-strategy/update-strategy.adoc
index 5be9bc0890..3fce8743b8 100644
--- a/docs/update-strategy/update-strategy.adoc
+++ b/docs/update-strategy/update-strategy.adoc
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Variables embedded for GitHub compatibility
-:istio_latest_version: 1.26.3
-:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-26-3
-:istio_latest_tag: v1.26-latest
-:istio_release_name: release-1.26
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.26.2
-:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-26-2
+:istio_latest_version: 1.28.0
+:istio_latest_version_revision_format: 1-28-0
+:istio_latest_tag: v1.28-latest
+:istio_release_name: release-1.28
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version: 1.27.3
+:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: 1-27-3
 
 link:../../README.adoc[Return to Project Root]
 
diff --git a/hack/update-istio-in-docs.sh b/hack/update-istio-in-docs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6b13a03a8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/update-istio-in-docs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright Istio Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+YAML_FILE="pkg/istioversion/versions.yaml"
+
+SED_CMD="sed"
+if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+  SED_CMD="gsed"
+fi
+
+# Check if yq is installed
+if ! command -v yq &> /dev/null
+then
+    echo "Error: 'yq' command not found." >&2
+    echo "Please install yq (e.g., 'brew install yq' or 'sudo snap install yq')." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Extracting the latest two 'version' values from $YAML_FILE..."
+
+LATEST_VERSIONS=$(yq '.versions[] | select(.version) | .version' "$YAML_FILE" | head -n 2)
+if [ -z "$LATEST_VERSIONS" ]; then
+    echo "No versions with a 'version' property found."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "$LATEST_VERSIONS"
+
+# Check all the ascii docs in docs/ and update the istio version variables
+# LATEST_VERSIONS[0] is latest and LATEST_VERSIONS[1] is latest minus one
+LATEST_VERSION=$(echo "$LATEST_VERSIONS" | sed -n '1p')
+LATEST_VERSION_REVISION_FORMAT=$(echo "$LATEST_VERSION" | tr '.' '-')
+LATEST_TAG="v${LATEST_VERSION%.*}-latest"
+LATEST_RELEASE_NAME="release-${LATEST_VERSION%.*}"
+LATEST_MINUS_ONE_VERSION=$(echo "$LATEST_VERSIONS" | sed -n '2p')
+LATEST_MINUS_ONE_VERSION_REVISION_FORMAT=$(echo "$LATEST_MINUS_ONE_VERSION" | tr '.' '-')
+echo "The versions to update are:"
+echo "LATEST_VERSION: $LATEST_VERSION"
+echo "LATEST_VERSION_REVISION_FORMAT: $LATEST_VERSION_REVISION_FORMAT"
+echo "LATEST_TAG: $LATEST_TAG"
+echo "LATEST_RELEASE_NAME: $LATEST_RELEASE_NAME"
+echo "LATEST_MINUS_ONE_VERSION: $LATEST_MINUS_ONE_VERSION"
+echo "LATEST_MINUS_ONE_VERSION_REVISION_FORMAT: $LATEST_MINUS_ONE_VERSION_REVISION_FORMAT"
+
+for file in docs/**/*.adoc; do
+    echo "Updating file: $file"
+    "$SED_CMD" -i -E "s/(:istio_latest_version: ).*/\1$LATEST_VERSION/" "$file"
+    "$SED_CMD" -i -E "s/(:istio_latest_version_revision_format: ).*/\1$LATEST_VERSION_REVISION_FORMAT/" "$file"
+    "$SED_CMD" -i -E "s/(:istio_latest_tag: ).*/\1$LATEST_TAG/" "$file"
+    "$SED_CMD" -i -E "s/(:istio_release_name: ).*/\1$LATEST_RELEASE_NAME/" "$file"
+    "$SED_CMD" -i -E "s/(:istio_latest_minus_one_version: ).*/\1$LATEST_MINUS_ONE_VERSION/" "$file"
+    "$SED_CMD" -i -E "s/(:istio_latest_minus_one_version_revision_format: ).*/\1$LATEST_MINUS_ONE_VERSION_REVISION_FORMAT/" "$file"
+done
+echo "Documentation files updated successfully."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/update_deps.sh b/tools/update_deps.sh
index fdcb8f66ac..dd26b383cb 100755
--- a/tools/update_deps.sh
+++ b/tools/update_deps.sh
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ else
   echo "No latest version found for kindest/node on Docker Hub. Keeping the existing KIND_IMAGE."
 fi
 
+# Update Istio versions in the Documentation files
+./hack/update-istio-in-docs.sh
 
 # Regenerate files
 make update-istio gen