diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 38fa453468..3a7a529204 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ springBoot {
 
 allprojects {
     group = 'stirling.software'
-    version = '2.7.3'
+    version = '2.8.0'
 
     configurations.configureEach {
         exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-tomcat"
diff --git a/frontend/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/frontend/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 798a820d0a..44ef827c3f 100644
--- a/frontend/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/frontend/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "$schema": "../node_modules/@tauri-apps/cli/config.schema.json",
     "productName": "Stirling-PDF",
-    "version": "2.7.3",
+    "version": "2.8.0",
     "identifier": "stirling.pdf.dev",
     "build": {
         "frontendDist": "../dist",
diff --git a/frontend/src/core/components/viewer/LocalEmbedPDF.tsx b/frontend/src/core/components/viewer/LocalEmbedPDF.tsx
index c542b68ba7..fd6cd8532d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/core/components/viewer/LocalEmbedPDF.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/core/components/viewer/LocalEmbedPDF.tsx
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ export function LocalEmbedPDF({ file, url, fileName, enableAnnotations = false,
       createPluginRegistration(InteractionManagerPluginPackage),
 
       // Register selection plugin (depends on InteractionManager)
-      createPluginRegistration(SelectionPluginPackage),
+      createPluginRegistration(SelectionPluginPackage, {
+        marquee: { enabled: false },
+        toleranceFactor: 3,
+      }),
 
       // Register history plugin for undo/redo (recommended for annotations)
       // Always register for reading existing annotations
diff --git a/frontend/src/core/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts b/frontend/src/core/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts
index 0ffbddc75e..bbd9b1702a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/core/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/core/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const FREE_LICENSE_INFO: LicenseInfo = {
 
 const BASE_NO_LOGIN_CONFIG: AppConfig = {
   enableAnalytics: true,
-  appVersion: '2.7.3',
+  appVersion: '2.8.0',
   serverCertificateEnabled: false,
   enableAlphaFunctionality: false,
   serverPort: 8080,
diff --git a/frontend/src/proprietary/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts b/frontend/src/proprietary/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts
index f9a8cc0f7b..4177f296ee 100644
--- a/frontend/src/proprietary/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/proprietary/testing/serverExperienceSimulations.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const FREE_LICENSE_INFO: LicenseInfo = {
 
 const BASE_NO_LOGIN_CONFIG: AppConfig = {
   enableAnalytics: true,
-  appVersion: '2.7.3',
+  appVersion: '2.8.0',
   serverCertificateEnabled: false,
   enableAlphaFunctionality: false,
   enableDesktopInstallSlide: true,