diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e35f459..aac17ea7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.23.8](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/compare/v2.23.7...v2.23.8) (2026-08-07)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* preserve --variable values through interactive runbook run ([#582](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/issues/582)) ([3d561d8](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/commit/3d561d86ab6da797cab3161375b82a3c02ea935a))
+
 ## [2.23.7](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/compare/v2.23.6...v2.23.7) (2026-08-06)
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 00f03796..ff533bd6 100644
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fi
 
 log "Selecting version..."
 
-version=${VERSION:-v2.23.7}
+version=${VERSION:-v2.23.8}
 
 if [ ! $version ]; then
     log "${YELLOW}"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 965443db..5687d243 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.23.7
+2.23.8