diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 47c00fe..5561ce2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ checksum = "cf54715a573b99ac80df0bc206da022bcd442c974952c7b9720069370852e21f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rusty_alloc"
-version = "2.2.7"
+version = "2.2.8"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "loom",
@@ -286,14 +286,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rusty_alloc-api"
-version = "2.2.7"
+version = "2.2.8"
 dependencies = [
  "rusty_alloc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rusty_alloc-bench"
-version = "2.2.7"
+version = "2.2.8"
 dependencies = [
  "libloading",
  "rusty_alloc",
@@ -302,14 +302,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rusty_alloc-ffi"
-version = "2.2.7"
+version = "2.2.8"
 dependencies = [
  "rusty_alloc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rusty_alloc-override"
-version = "2.2.7"
+version = "2.2.8"
 dependencies = [
  "rusty_alloc",
  "rusty_alloc-ffi",
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rusty_alloc-wasm"
-version = "2.2.7"
+version = "2.2.8"
 dependencies = [
  "rusty_alloc",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6d4d9c0..4b91e9f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ members = [
 # different files that never got the section. Fixed here, in both, and
 # verified by extracting the packaged `.crate` before publishing rather than
 # checking the live page afterwards.
-version = "2.2.7"
+version = "2.2.8"
 edition = "2024"
 # MSRV. Declared for the first time in 1.0.1 because this release genuinely
 # needs it: `asm!` label blocks (`asm_goto`, stable 1.87) carry the free path's
diff --git a/crates/rusty_alloc/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/rusty_alloc/CHANGELOG.md
index 09de9a6..d7593ad 100644
--- a/crates/rusty_alloc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/rusty_alloc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,19 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.2.8](https://github.com/Remade-With-Rust/rusty_alloc/compare/rusty_alloc-v2.2.7...rusty_alloc-v2.2.8) - 2026-10-25
+
+### Fixed
+
+- *(init)* skip heap teardown once ExitProcess has begun
+- *(segment)* a merged free span keeps its neighbour's purged flag
+
+### Other
+
+- record 2.2.6 on main
+- *(init)* keep init.rs's CRLF line endings
+- vein census 3 -- nine deterministic wins from real-program profiles
+
 ### Performance
 
 Measured against 2.2.5 with callgrind, allocator instructions, outputs
diff --git a/crates/rusty_alloc_api/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/rusty_alloc_api/CHANGELOG.md
index 567c024..fd7a738 100644
--- a/crates/rusty_alloc_api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/rusty_alloc_api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.2.8](https://github.com/Remade-With-Rust/rusty_alloc/compare/rusty_alloc-api-v2.2.7...rusty_alloc-api-v2.2.8) - 2026-10-25
+
+### Other
+
+- record 2.2.7 on main
+- record 2.2.6 on main
+- vein census 3 -- nine deterministic wins from real-program profiles
+
 ### Performance
 
 - `GlobalAlloc::alloc` moves its natural-alignment arm out of line, so the
diff --git a/crates/rusty_alloc_api/Cargo.toml b/crates/rusty_alloc_api/Cargo.toml
index 2a72351..86d17bf 100644
--- a/crates/rusty_alloc_api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rusty_alloc_api/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 [dependencies]
 # A published crate needs a VERSION alongside the path: the path is what the
 # workspace builds against, the version is what crates.io resolves.
-rusty_alloc = { path = "../rusty_alloc", version = "2.2.7", default-features = false }
+rusty_alloc = { path = "../rusty_alloc", version = "2.2.8", default-features = false }
 
 [features]
 # Mirrors the core's (P3, docs/plans/small-metal.md). Default-on, so every