diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 408e7da9..c6a7fefa 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.28.2"
+  ".": "0.28.3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index feb542f9..db9b6e11 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.28.3](https://github.com/sqlstack-io/fensu/compare/v0.28.2...v0.28.3) (2026-11-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* recognize declaration role directories consistently ([#118](https://github.com/sqlstack-io/fensu/issues/118)) ([3b1f1c0](https://github.com/sqlstack-io/fensu/commit/3b1f1c085c3e881d942335e510254864ad6e6e13))
+
 ## [0.28.2](https://github.com/sqlstack-io/fensu/compare/v0.28.1...v0.28.2) (2026-11-01)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9c15cb0b..92eed7fc 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ checksum = "9f1f227452a390804cdb637b74a86990f2a7d7ba4b7d5693aac9b4dd6defd8d6"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fensu-cli"
-version = "0.28.2"
+version = "0.28.3"
 dependencies = [
  "cap-fs-ext",
  "cap-std",
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fensu-policy"
-version = "0.28.2"
+version = "0.28.3"
 dependencies = [
  "command-group",
  "globset",
diff --git a/crates/fensu-cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/fensu-cli/Cargo.toml
index ff768fec..12f4cddd 100644
--- a/crates/fensu-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/fensu-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "fensu-cli"
-version = "0.28.2" # x-release-please-version
+version = "0.28.3" # x-release-please-version
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 publish = false
diff --git a/crates/fensu-policy/Cargo.toml b/crates/fensu-policy/Cargo.toml
index 87dc86a4..386ad761 100644
--- a/crates/fensu-policy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/fensu-policy/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "fensu-policy"
-version = "0.28.2" # x-release-please-version
+version = "0.28.3" # x-release-please-version
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 publish = true
diff --git a/packages/fensu-cli/pyproject.toml b/packages/fensu-cli/pyproject.toml
index 70ca920a..b1d334fc 100644
--- a/packages/fensu-cli/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/fensu-cli/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 
 [project]
 name = "fensu-cli"
-version = "0.28.2" # x-release-please-version
+version = "0.28.3" # x-release-please-version
 description = "Native command-line executable for fensu"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1633db69..ae5d812d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 
 [project]
 name = "fensu"
-version = "0.28.2"
+version = "0.28.3"
 description = "Architecture linting for Python, web, and Rust repositories"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Topic :: Software Development :: Quality Assurance",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "fensu-cli==0.28.2", # x-release-please-version
+  "fensu-cli==0.28.3", # x-release-please-version
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 4852c94c..017830aa 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fensu"
-version = "0.28.2"
+version = "0.28.3"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "fensu-cli" },
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fensu-cli"
-version = "0.28.2"
+version = "0.28.3"
 source = { directory = "packages/fensu-cli" }
 
 [[package]]