diff --git a/DesktopEdge/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/DesktopEdge/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 1916cc04..47026af6 100644
--- a/DesktopEdge/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/DesktopEdge/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ using System.Windows;
 //
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
-// [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.6.27.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.6.27.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.6.27.0")]
+// [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.6.28.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.6.28.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.6.28.0")]
diff --git a/Installer/ZitiDesktopEdge.aip b/Installer/ZitiDesktopEdge.aip
index c998a6ce..45e5fc0d 100644
--- a/Installer/ZitiDesktopEdge.aip
+++ b/Installer/ZitiDesktopEdge.aip
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
     <ROW Property="CTRLS" Value="2"/>
     <ROW Property="Manufacturer" Value="NetFoundry, Inc."/>
     <ROW Property="MsiLogging" MultiBuildValue="AnyCPU_Release:vp"/>
-    <ROW Property="ProductCode" Value="1033:{62D17020-97CD-4EFB-B732-1B50B20D86CB} " Type="16"/>
+    <ROW Property="ProductCode" Value="1033:{E7E502E6-7CA7-4DF5-8C75-973586320096} " Type="16"/>
     <ROW Property="ProductLanguage" Value="1033"/>
     <ROW Property="ProductName" Value="Ziti Desktop Edge"/>
-    <ROW Property="ProductVersion" Value="1.6.27" Type="32"/>
+    <ROW Property="ProductVersion" Value="1.6.28" Type="32"/>
     <ROW Property="REBOOT" MultiBuildValue="AnyCPU_Release:Suppress"/>
     <ROW Property="SecureCustomProperties" Value="OLDPRODUCTS;AI_NEWERPRODUCTFOUND;AI_SETUPEXEPATH;SETUPEXEDIR"/>
     <ROW Property="UpgradeCode" Value="{CB7E173A-663D-4A23-BB22-D1E8D885C2F3}"/>
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@
     <ROW Registry="Path" Root="-1" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="Path" Value="[APPDIR]" Component_="ProductInformation"/>
     <ROW Registry="Version" Root="-1" Key="Software\[Manufacturer]\[ProductName]" Name="Version" Value="[ProductVersion]" Component_="ProductInformation"/>
   </COMPONENT>
+  <COMPONENT cid="caphyon.advinst.msicomp.MsiServConfigComponent">
+    <ROW MsiServiceConfig="ServiceName" Name="ziti-monitor" Event="1" ConfigType="3" Argument="1" Component_="ZitiUpdateService.exe"/>
+  </COMPONENT>
   <COMPONENT cid="caphyon.advinst.msicomp.MsiServConfigFailureActionsComponent">
     <ROW MsiServiceConfigFailureActions="ServiceName" Name="ziti" Event="5" ResetPeriod="7" Actions="1[~]1[~]1" DelayActions="1[~]1[~]1" Component_="zititunnel.exe"/>
     <ROW MsiServiceConfigFailureActions="ServiceName_1" Name="ziti-monitor" Event="5" ResetPeriod="7" Actions="1[~]1[~]1" DelayActions="1[~]1[~]1" Component_="ZitiUpdateService.exe"/>
diff --git a/ZitiUpdateService/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/ZitiUpdateService/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index f54eb200..f107a650 100644
--- a/ZitiUpdateService/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/ZitiUpdateService/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 //
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
-// [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.6.27.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.6.27.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.6.27.0")]
+// [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.6.28.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.6.28.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.6.28.0")]
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 65abc833..e6b5df91 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+# Release 1.6.28
+
+## What's New
+* ziti-monitor service set to "Automatic (Delayed Start)". Some users have noticed the monitor service does not start 
+
+## Other changes:
+* none
+
+## Bugs fixed:
+* none
+
+## Dependency Updates
+* none
+
 # Release 1.6.27 (also: 1.6.25, 1.6.26)
 
 ## What's New
diff --git a/service/ziti-tunnel/version.go b/service/ziti-tunnel/version.go
index e484e571..e867bd6e 100644
--- a/service/ziti-tunnel/version.go
+++ b/service/ziti-tunnel/version.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 package main
 
 const (
-	Version   = "1.6.27"
-	Revision  = "7f417a7c6b81"
-	Branch    = "master"
+	Version   = "1.6.28"
+	Revision  = "848677341846"
+	Branch    = "release-1.6.28"
 	BuildUser = ""
-	BuildDate = "2021-01-11 15:11:33"
+	BuildDate = "2021-01-12 18:58:32"
 )
diff --git a/version b/version
index 8bfaa5be..10010a4b 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.27
+1.6.28