diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index a8d767a79..27628d68e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ mouse anywhere in the current command to move the cursor there. See
 Detailed list of changes
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-0.27.0 [future]
+0.27.0 [2023-01-31]
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 - A new statically compiled, standalone executable, ``kitten`` (written in Go)
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index 101bbcfab..2799ecfe8 100644
--- a/kitty/constants.py
+++ b/kitty/constants.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Version(NamedTuple):
 
 appname: str = 'kitty'
 kitty_face = '🐱'
-version: Version = Version(0, 26, 5)
+version: Version = Version(0, 27, 0)
 str_version: str = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos: bool = 'darwin' in _plat