2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2f80b0a9..06db4a25 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+### mate-panel 1.27.0
+
 ### mate-panel 1.26.0
 
   * update translations
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d0661df2..6e6923cf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([mate-panel], [1.26.0], [https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-panel/issues],
+AC_INIT([mate-panel], [1.27.0], [https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-panel/issues],
     [mate-panel], [https://mate-desktop.org])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 no-dist-gzip dist-xz tar-ustar -Wno-portability check-news])