diff --git a/Minie/build.gradle b/Minie/build.gradle
index 7fb3c7914..c095c77d0 100644
--- a/Minie/build.gradle
+++ b/Minie/build.gradle
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ sourcesJar { baseName project.ext.baseName }
 dependencies {
     runtime "org.jmonkeyengine:jme3-bullet-native:$jmonkeyengineVersion"
 
-    //compile "jme3utilities:jme3-utilities-debug:$jme3utilitiesdebugVersion"
-    compile project(':debug')
+    compile "jme3utilities:jme3-utilities-debug:$jme3utilitiesdebugVersion"
+    //compile project(':debug')
 
     // The following dependencies are for testing and should be commented
     // out when building a release.
diff --git a/Minie/release-notes.md b/Minie/release-notes.md
index 7188f7008..0528dd28f 100644
--- a/Minie/release-notes.md
+++ b/Minie/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # release notes for the Minie library and related tests
 
+## Version 0.2.8 released on TBD
+
+ + Removed some unnecessary methods.
+ + Reduced the scope of many methods.
+ + Renamed getMass() to mass() in MyControlP.
+ + Fixed JME issue #889.
+ + Added validation of method arguments, plus some assertions.
+ + Based on version 2.8 of the jme3-utilities-heart library.
+
 ## Version 0.2.7 released on 1 September 2018
 
  + Don't setLocalScale() on spatials controlled by debug controls; this is
diff --git a/Minie/src/main/java/jme3utilities/minie/MinieVersion.java b/Minie/src/main/java/jme3utilities/minie/MinieVersion.java
index 7ba72423d..5e7e1361d 100644
--- a/Minie/src/main/java/jme3utilities/minie/MinieVersion.java
+++ b/Minie/src/main/java/jme3utilities/minie/MinieVersion.java
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ private MinieVersion() {
      * @return branch and revision (not null, not empty)
      */
     public static String versionShort() {
-        return "master 0.2.7+1";
+        return "master 0.2.8";
     }
 }
diff --git a/common.gradle b/common.gradle
index c017bad84..9e486ac08 100644
--- a/common.gradle
+++ b/common.gradle
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ext {
     jme3utilitiesuiVersion = '0.6.4'
     jme3utilitiesxVersion = '0.2.4'
     jmonkeyengineVersion = '3.2.1-stable'
-    minieVersion = '0.2.7'
+    minieVersion = '0.2.8'
     skycontrolVersion = '0.9.13'
     wesVersion = '0.3.6'
 }