diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b003284..a45be46 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.7
+0.2.8
diff --git a/api/openapi.yaml b/api/openapi.yaml
index a7439ef..a0eeade 100644
--- a/api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/api/openapi.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ info:
   license:
     name: MIT License
     url: https://github.com/glaciation-heu/swarm-agent/blob/main/LICENSE
-  version: 0.2.7
+  version: 0.2.8
 paths:
   /api/v0/swarm_agent:
     post:
diff --git a/server/app/swarm_agent.py b/server/app/swarm_agent.py
index b75d94c..f81e2b5 100644
--- a/server/app/swarm_agent.py
+++ b/server/app/swarm_agent.py
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ def step(self):
         forward_message = self.create_forward_message()
         print("forward_message =", forward_message.model_dump_json())
 
+        self.get_swarm_agent_pods()
+
         # we need to modify the message
         # update visited nodes list!