diff --git a/CGAT/version.py b/CGAT/version.py
index 01ef1207..6cd38b74 100644
--- a/CGAT/version.py
+++ b/CGAT/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.6"
+__version__ = "0.2.7"
diff --git a/doc/CGATRelease.rst b/doc/CGATRelease.rst
index b1d9012f..34e58e67 100644
--- a/doc/CGATRelease.rst
+++ b/doc/CGATRelease.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ latest code can always be found in the code repository.
 Nevertheless, we occasionally prepare releases. Notes on
 each release are below.
 
+Release 0.2.7
+=============
+
+This release is compatible with pysam-0.11.1 and is the last
+version of the code compatible with Python 2.7. Next releases
+will be in Python 3 only.
+
 Release 0.2.6
 =============