diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index b14aaa5e5..5d56e92d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#TESTAR v2.8.10 (12-May-2026)
+- Bump io.appium:java-client from 10.1.0 to 10.1.1
+
+
 #TESTAR v2.8.9 (21-Apr-2026)
 - Bump org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-java from 4.41.0 to 4.43.0
 - Fix id bug when analyzing state models
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0d367c86f..39e845457 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8.9
\ No newline at end of file
+2.8.10
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index acbd4997a..7ec472255 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ subprojects {
         // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.github.bonigarcia/webdrivermanager
         implementation group: 'io.github.bonigarcia', name: 'webdrivermanager', version: '6.3.4'
         // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.appium/java-client
-        implementation group: 'io.appium', name: 'java-client', version: '10.1.0'
+        implementation group: 'io.appium', name: 'java-client', version: '10.1.1'
         // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.orientechnologies/orientdb-graphdb
         implementation group: 'com.orientechnologies', name: 'orientdb-graphdb', version: '3.2.38'
         // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.graalvm.sdk/graal-sdk
diff --git a/testar/src/org/testar/monkey/Main.java b/testar/src/org/testar/monkey/Main.java
index a03026849..38c87070c 100644
--- a/testar/src/org/testar/monkey/Main.java
+++ b/testar/src/org/testar/monkey/Main.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
 public class Main {
 
-	public static final String TESTAR_VERSION = "v2.8.9 (21-Apr-2026)";
+	public static final String TESTAR_VERSION = "v2.8.10 (12-May-2026)";
 
 	//public static final String TESTAR_DIR_PROPERTY = "DIRNAME"; //Use the OS environment to obtain TESTAR directory
 	public static final String SETTINGS_FILE = "test.settings";