diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dbe920c..0fd22b8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-autowrap 0.26.5
+autowrap 0.27.0
diff --git a/autowrap/version.py b/autowrap/version.py
index 48a0489..6c8a8cf 100644
--- a/autowrap/version.py
+++ b/autowrap/version.py
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.26.5"
+__version__ = "0.27.0"
 
 # For backward compatibility with older code expecting tuple format
-__version_tuple__ = (0, 26, 5)
+__version_tuple__ = (0, 27, 0)
 
 # for compatibility with older version:
 version = __version_tuple__