diff --git a/h5pyd/version.py b/h5pyd/version.py
index 81f6e34..b2dd323 100644
--- a/h5pyd/version.py
+++ b/h5pyd/version.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import sys
 import numpy
 
-version = "0.2.6"
+version = "0.2.7"
 
 hdf5_version = "REST"
 
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     )
 )
 
-api_version_tuple = (0, 2, 6)
-api_version = "0.2.6"
+api_version_tuple = (0, 2, 7)
+api_version = "0.2.7"
 
 __doc__ = """\
 This is h5pyd **%s**
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8e3121a..1f67c0b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     long_description = f.read()
 
 setup(name='h5pyd',
-      version='0.2.6',
+      version='0.2.7',
       description='h5py compatible client lib for HDF REST API',
       long_description=long_description,
       url='http://github.com/HDFGroup/h5pyd',