diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fa698d7..1668da5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ jobs:
 
             > **Windows note:** The installer is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen will show an "Unknown publisher" warning — click "More info → Run anyway" to install.
 
-            ### New in v0.2.7
-            - **Fix: multi-account persistence** — all nsec accounts are now restored from OS keychain on startup; account switching no longer gets stuck after restart
-            - **Fix: account switcher** — shows re-login prompt when keychain entry is missing instead of silently going read-only
+            ### New in v0.2.8
+            - **Fix: OS keychain was a no-op** — `keyring` crate had no platform backends enabled; nsec keys now actually persist to Windows Credential Manager, macOS Keychain, and Linux keyutils
+            - **Fix: multi-account persistence** — all nsec accounts restored from keychain on startup; account switching no longer gets stuck after restart
+            - **Fix: account switcher** — shows re-login prompt when keychain entry is missing
 
             ### New in v0.2.6
             - **Fix: auto-updater** — added `createUpdaterArtifacts: true` + regenerated signing key; `.sig` files and `latest.json` are now correctly produced by CI
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index d41f840..64927d5 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: hoornet <harpos@getalby.com>
 pkgname=wrystr
-pkgver=0.2.7
+pkgver=0.2.8
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Cross-platform Nostr desktop client with Lightning integration"
 arch=('x86_64')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8a6117d..aec53b9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "wrystr",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.2.7",
+  "version": "0.2.8",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 096f555..eb3fdfb 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "wrystr"
-version = "0.2.7"
+version = "0.2.8"
 description = "Cross-platform Nostr desktop client with Lightning integration"
 authors = ["hoornet"]
 edition = "2021"
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ tauri-plugin-updater = "2"
 tauri-plugin-process = "2"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
-keyring = "3"
+keyring = { version = "3", features = ["apple-native", "windows-native", "linux-native"] }
 rusqlite = { version = "0.32", features = ["bundled"] }
 
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 8ab675c..94766ba 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Wrystr",
-  "version": "0.2.7",
+  "version": "0.2.8",
   "identifier": "com.hoornet.wrystr",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",