diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index ac356107f..b0cf6e697 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## __NEXT__
 
+
+## 27.0.0 (9 December 2024)
+
 ### Major Changes
 
 - Drop support for Python 3.8. [#1693] (@victorlin)
diff --git a/augur/__version__.py b/augur/__version__.py
index 3f47307d8..9b9c5d5d6 100644
--- a/augur/__version__.py
+++ b/augur/__version__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '26.2.0'
+__version__ = '27.0.0'
 
 
 def is_augur_version_compatible(version):