diff --git a/.github/workflows/increment-plugin-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/increment-plugin-versions.yml
index 50c15aac9b..00623f0d0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/increment-plugin-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/increment-plugin-versions.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           - '3.0'
           - '2.6'
           - '2.7'
+          - '2.8'
         exclude:
           - {entry: {repo: geospatial}, branch: '1.3'}
           - {entry: {repo: neural-search}, branch: '1.3'}
diff --git a/jenkins/check-for-build.jenkinsfile b/jenkins/check-for-build.jenkinsfile
index a90ebf26d0..636fbcd993 100644
--- a/jenkins/check-for-build.jenkinsfile
+++ b/jenkins/check-for-build.jenkinsfile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pipeline {
     }
     triggers {
         parameterizedCron '''
+            H 1 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=2.8.0/opensearch-2.8.0.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux macos windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
             H 1 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=1.3.10/opensearch-dashboards-1.3.10.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch-dashboards;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
             H 1 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=1.3.10/opensearch-1.3.10.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux macos windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
             H 1 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=2.6.1/opensearch-2.6.1.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux macos windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
diff --git a/manifests/2.8.0/opensearch-2.8.0.yml b/manifests/2.8.0/opensearch-2.8.0.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8dab5ff537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/2.8.0/opensearch-2.8.0.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+schema-version: '1.0'
+build:
+  name: OpenSearch
+  version: 2.8.0
+ci:
+  image:
+    name: opensearchstaging/ci-runner:ci-runner-centos7-opensearch-build-v2
+    args: -e JAVA_HOME=/opt/java/openjdk-17
+components:
+  - name: OpenSearch
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch.git
+    ref: 2.x
+    checks:
+      - gradle:publish
+      - gradle:properties:version