diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index c7f55705242309381ecd115087e953aa904a3522..21945d101e40f21f696dff5c7bc8b191a816fc23 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ Cython Changelog
 ================
 
 
+0.27 (2017-??-??)
+=================
+
+Features added
+--------------
+
+Bugs fixed
+----------
+
+
+
 0.26.1 (2017-??-??)
 ===================
 
diff --git a/Cython/Shadow.py b/Cython/Shadow.py
index 5cf55280d7bc3c6ec2f60de822876ba94f8dd0de..020d80d28aaacba5978aa5d469aaffb44d56a009 100644
--- a/Cython/Shadow.py
+++ b/Cython/Shadow.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # cython.* namespace for pure mode.
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-__version__ = "0.26.1a0"
+__version__ = "0.27"
 
 try:
     from __builtin__ import basestring