diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 07a3a5a82..9b83dd6d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## 1.27.8
+
+### Fixes
+- HaveExactElement should not call FailureMessage if a submatcher returned an error [096f392]
+
+### Maintenance
+- Bump github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 from 2.9.5 to 2.9.7 (#669) [8884bee]
+
 ## 1.27.7
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/gomega_dsl.go b/gomega_dsl.go
index 82ef52445..bc7ec293d 100644
--- a/gomega_dsl.go
+++ b/gomega_dsl.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega/types"
 )
 
-const GOMEGA_VERSION = "1.27.7"
+const GOMEGA_VERSION = "1.27.8"
 
 const nilGomegaPanic = `You are trying to make an assertion, but haven't registered Gomega's fail handler.
 If you're using Ginkgo then you probably forgot to put your assertion in an It().