diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 7aaf51e993de99a3a7480f83894b41e23624d2a2..46509d10d18c3518b264e623813b265a6c2a0fa8 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core",
-            "version": "10.2.x-dev",
+            "version": "10.2.8",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "core",
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core-project-message",
-            "version": "10.2.x-dev",
+            "version": "10.2.8",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage",
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "drupal/core-vendor-hardening",
-            "version": "10.2.x-dev",
+            "version": "10.2.8",
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "composer/Plugin/VendorHardening",
@@ -9628,11 +9628,7 @@
     ],
     "aliases": [],
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
-    "stability-flags": {
-        "drupal/core": 20,
-        "drupal/core-project-message": 20,
-        "drupal/core-vendor-hardening": 20
-    },
+    "stability-flags": [],
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "prefer-lowest": false,
     "platform": [],
diff --git a/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json b/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
index 245edf40058ff57cddf7c85f50c82a51572999a7..839f5dc035abfbf52e3e660d9f6fc9f31bbc8662 100644
--- a/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Metapackage/CoreRecommended/composer.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "webflo/drupal-core-strict": "*"
     },
     "require": {
-        "drupal/core": "10.2.x-dev",
+        "drupal/core": "10.2.8",
         "asm89/stack-cors": "~v2.2.0",
         "composer/semver": "~3.4.0",
         "doctrine/annotations": "~1.14.3",
diff --git a/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json b/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json
index 514f2b0a55c7ea4af0a939ba917e5b63bdff75ac..6abcbaba4d0df64303a148d47ac9cae1a56d1bff 100644
--- a/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Metapackage/PinnedDevDependencies/composer.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "webflo/drupal-core-require-dev": "*"
     },
     "require": {
-        "drupal/core": "10.2.x-dev",
+        "drupal/core": "10.2.8",
         "behat/mink": "v1.10.0",
         "behat/mink-browserkit-driver": "v2.1.0",
         "behat/mink-selenium2-driver": "v1.6.0",
diff --git a/composer/Template/LegacyProject/composer.json b/composer/Template/LegacyProject/composer.json
index a8fceccd0dd25590ff8cd74889af97fb1b6d142b..7236d0ef2faab6d99f24b9b4c24456b3acaf1cc5 100644
--- a/composer/Template/LegacyProject/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Template/LegacyProject/composer.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "conflict": {
         "drupal/drupal": "*"
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev",
+    "minimum-stability": "stable",
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "config": {
         "allow-plugins": {
diff --git a/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json b/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json
index 56d98de870fd8497c08158fe5339ac3cb470288b..307df48b0c05f2ed64600eecadd1a63673e11253 100644
--- a/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json
+++ b/composer/Template/RecommendedProject/composer.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "conflict": {
         "drupal/drupal": "*"
     },
-    "minimum-stability": "dev",
+    "minimum-stability": "stable",
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "config": {
         "allow-plugins": {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal.php b/core/lib/Drupal.php
index c6a77a4d774b202c8caebe4229a58990c6f7619a..4afc982793db6ecefd2f8625016e65f53b3013bd 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Drupal {
   /**
    * The current system version.
    */
-  const VERSION = '10.2.8-dev';
+  const VERSION = '10.2.8';
 
   /**
    * Core API compatibility.
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Annotation/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Annotation/composer.json
index 88cea701b9c08a82ef9ab4a453a9a30a34989ee8..e8c9a29dea8244ec30cd7125804e23c4fb8d2138 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Annotation/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Annotation/composer.json
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1.0",
         "doctrine/annotations": "^1.14",
-        "drupal/core-class-finder": "10.2.x-dev",
-        "drupal/core-file-cache": "10.2.x-dev",
-        "drupal/core-plugin": "10.2.x-dev",
-        "drupal/core-utility": "10.2.x-dev"
+        "drupal/core-class-finder": "^10.2",
+        "drupal/core-file-cache": "^10.2",
+        "drupal/core-plugin": "^10.2",
+        "drupal/core-utility": "^10.2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Datetime/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Datetime/composer.json
index 7a16ab9e344f7f0cc2dc7141653a47b87f66e325..bfa40e0f4de0a85437482e70f64ec5aeb0444f4c 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Datetime/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Datetime/composer.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1.0",
-        "drupal/core-utility": "10.2.x-dev"
+        "drupal/core-utility": "^10.2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Discovery/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Discovery/composer.json
index c0800a842b7c169009507706838701ccc59f9985..c5eb4dcd1fcf131d0ad0509ba441bc717ed900ba 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Discovery/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Discovery/composer.json
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1.0",
-        "drupal/core-file-cache": "10.2.x-dev",
-        "drupal/core-serialization": "10.2.x-dev"
+        "drupal/core-file-cache": "^10.2",
+        "drupal/core-serialization": "^10.2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/FrontMatter/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/FrontMatter/composer.json
index ac246ae49b1570ae70cf22a6eb881260fae04bea..3a12444925a190e3b6097199263c0b57f1bdc80e 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/FrontMatter/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/FrontMatter/composer.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1.0",
-        "drupal/core-serialization": "10.2.x-dev"
+        "drupal/core-serialization": "^10.2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Gettext/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Gettext/composer.json
index 8893295f5fb00a6a3d60cb2c975e9c188020aa4b..d61facf8d4968acf79d2c8a8058e5ae779999f21 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Gettext/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Gettext/composer.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     },
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1.0",
-        "drupal/core-render": "10.2.x-dev"
+        "drupal/core-render": "^10.2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/PhpStorage/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/PhpStorage/composer.json
index 29466cafd95ca577eaa8f4abd069b221e047d930..4bec7ea2df3472910d48bf72755df4e2daa6a460 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/PhpStorage/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/PhpStorage/composer.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1.0",
-        "drupal/core-file-security": "10.2.x-dev"
+        "drupal/core-file-security": "^10.2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Render/composer.json b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Render/composer.json
index fd01afa0b255d2ece199d543df4b0ddbacdda904..e36e5d72d14e06ba58a5d102c21b9e40ff94b55b 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Render/composer.json
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Component/Render/composer.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1.0",
-        "drupal/core-utility": "10.2.x-dev"
+        "drupal/core-utility": "^10.2"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {