diff --git a/CHANGELOG_WORKBENCH_CLIENT.md b/CHANGELOG_WORKBENCH_CLIENT.md
index af235c354..f25c6e3f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG_WORKBENCH_CLIENT.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG_WORKBENCH_CLIENT.md
@@ -1,3 +1,50 @@
+# [1.0.0-beta.28](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-workbench/compare/workbench-client-1.0.0-beta.27...workbench-client-1.0.0-beta.28) (2024-11-25)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **workbench-client/view:** add functional `CanClose` guard, deprecate class-based guard ([ecd52b3](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-workbench/commit/ecd52b3afe82c0e1353cf96be550f925e76a72d5))
+
+
+### Deprecations
+
+* **workbench-client/view:** The class-based `CanClose` guard has been deprecated in favor of a functional guard that can be registered on `WorkbenchView.canClose`.
+
+  Migrate by registering a callback on `WorkbenchView.canClose` instead of implementing the `CanClose` interface.
+  
+  **Before migration:**
+  ```ts
+  import {CanClose, WorkbenchView} from '@scion/workbench-client';
+  import {Beans} from '@scion/toolkit/bean-manager';
+  
+  export class ViewComponent implements CanClose {
+  
+    constructor() {
+      Beans.get(WorkbenchView).addCanClose(this);
+    }
+  
+    public canClose(): boolean {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  ```
+  
+  **After migration:**
+  ```ts
+  import {WorkbenchView} from '@scion/workbench-client';
+  import {Beans} from '@scion/toolkit/bean-manager';
+  
+  export class ViewComponent {
+  
+    constructor() {
+      Beans.get(WorkbenchView).canClose(() => {
+        return true;
+      });
+    }
+  }
+  ```
+
+
 # [1.0.0-beta.27](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-workbench/compare/workbench-client-1.0.0-beta.26...workbench-client-1.0.0-beta.27) (2024-10-11)
 
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG_WORKBENCH_CLIENT_LATEST.md b/CHANGELOG_WORKBENCH_CLIENT_LATEST.md
index 704e201ce..c5da51672 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG_WORKBENCH_CLIENT_LATEST.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG_WORKBENCH_CLIENT_LATEST.md
@@ -1,9 +1,45 @@
-# [1.0.0-beta.27](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-workbench/compare/workbench-client-1.0.0-beta.26...workbench-client-1.0.0-beta.27) (2024-10-11)
+# [1.0.0-beta.28](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-workbench/compare/workbench-client-1.0.0-beta.27...workbench-client-1.0.0-beta.28) (2024-11-25)
 
 
-### Bug Fixes
+### Features
 
-* **workbench-client:** position document root as required by `@scion/toolkit` ([007e9c3](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-workbench/commit/007e9c396dff4c2dde11c62d810b5997c034eca2))
+* **workbench-client/view:** add functional `CanClose` guard, deprecate class-based guard ([ecd52b3](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-workbench/commit/ecd52b3afe82c0e1353cf96be550f925e76a72d5))
 
 
+### Deprecations
 
+* **workbench-client/view:** The class-based `CanClose` guard has been deprecated in favor of a functional guard that can be registered on `WorkbenchView.canClose`.
+
+  Migrate by registering a callback on `WorkbenchView.canClose` instead of implementing the `CanClose` interface.
+
+  **Before migration:**
+  ```ts
+  import {CanClose, WorkbenchView} from '@scion/workbench-client';
+  import {Beans} from '@scion/toolkit/bean-manager';
+  
+  export class ViewComponent implements CanClose {
+  
+    constructor() {
+      Beans.get(WorkbenchView).addCanClose(this);
+    }
+  
+    public canClose(): boolean {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  ```
+
+  **After migration:**
+  ```ts
+  import {WorkbenchView} from '@scion/workbench-client';
+  import {Beans} from '@scion/toolkit/bean-manager';
+  
+  export class ViewComponent {
+  
+    constructor() {
+      Beans.get(WorkbenchView).canClose(() => {
+        return true;
+      });
+    }
+  }
+  ```
diff --git a/docs/site/changelog-workbench-client/changelog.md b/docs/site/changelog-workbench-client/changelog.md
index fc6a60602..2e73f0ebb 100644
--- a/docs/site/changelog-workbench-client/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/site/changelog-workbench-client/changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,53 @@
 ## [Changelog][menu-changelog] > Workbench Client (@scion/workbench-client)
 
 
+# [1.0.0-beta.28](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-workbench/compare/workbench-client-1.0.0-beta.27...workbench-client-1.0.0-beta.28) (2024-11-25)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **workbench-client/view:** add functional `CanClose` guard, deprecate class-based guard ([ecd52b3](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-workbench/commit/ecd52b3afe82c0e1353cf96be550f925e76a72d5))
+
+
+### Deprecations
+
+* **workbench-client/view:** The class-based `CanClose` guard has been deprecated in favor of a functional guard that can be registered on `WorkbenchView.canClose`.
+
+  Migrate by registering a callback on `WorkbenchView.canClose` instead of implementing the `CanClose` interface.
+  
+  **Before migration:**
+  ```ts
+  import {CanClose, WorkbenchView} from '@scion/workbench-client';
+  import {Beans} from '@scion/toolkit/bean-manager';
+  
+  export class ViewComponent implements CanClose {
+  
+    constructor() {
+      Beans.get(WorkbenchView).addCanClose(this);
+    }
+  
+    public canClose(): boolean {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  ```
+  
+  **After migration:**
+  ```ts
+  import {WorkbenchView} from '@scion/workbench-client';
+  import {Beans} from '@scion/toolkit/bean-manager';
+  
+  export class ViewComponent {
+  
+    constructor() {
+      Beans.get(WorkbenchView).canClose(() => {
+        return true;
+      });
+    }
+  }
+  ```
+
+
 # [1.0.0-beta.27](https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-workbench/compare/workbench-client-1.0.0-beta.26...workbench-client-1.0.0-beta.27) (2024-10-11)
 
 
diff --git a/projects/scion/workbench-client/package.json b/projects/scion/workbench-client/package.json
index a7ab344dd..729494940 100644
--- a/projects/scion/workbench-client/package.json
+++ b/projects/scion/workbench-client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@scion/workbench-client",
-  "version": "1.0.0-beta.27",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.28",
   "description": "SCION Workbench Client provides core API for a web app to interact with SCION Workbench and other microfrontends. It is a pure TypeScript library based on the framework-agnostic `@scion/microfrontend-platform` library and can be used with any web stack.",
   "license": "EPL-2.0",
   "private": false,