diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 88eb44770..42d936a5d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,27 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project are documented in this file.
 
+## 1.27.0
+
+**Release date:** 2022-12-15
+
+This release comes with support for Apachae APISIX. For more details see the
+[tutorial](https://fluxcd.io/flagger/tutorials/apisix-progressive-delivery).
+
+#### Improvements
+
+- [apisix] Implement router interface and observer interface
+  [#1281](https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/pull/1281)
+- Bump stefanprodan/helm-gh-pages from 1.6.0 to 1.7.0
+  [#1326](https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/pull/1326)
+- Release loadtester v0.28.0
+  [#1328](https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/pull/1328)
+
+#### Fixes
+
+- Update release docs
+  [#1324](https://github.com/fluxcd/flagger/pull/1324)
+
 ## 1.26.0
 
 **Release date:** 2022-11-23
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 840154f33..7e7c95394 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Flagger documentation can be found at [fluxcd.io/flagger](https://fluxcd.io/flag
   * [NGINX Ingress](https://fluxcd.io/flagger/tutorials/nginx-progressive-delivery)
   * [Skipper](https://fluxcd.io/flagger/tutorials/skipper-progressive-delivery)
   * [Traefik](https://fluxcd.io/flagger/tutorials/traefik-progressive-delivery)
+  * [Gateway API](https://fluxcd.io/flagger/tutorials/gatewayapi-progressive-delivery/)
   * [Kubernetes Blue/Green](https://fluxcd.io/flagger/tutorials/kubernetes-blue-green)
 
 ### Adopters
@@ -197,16 +198,16 @@ For more details on how the canary analysis and promotion works please [read the
 
 **Ingress**
 
-| Feature                                   | Contour            | Gloo               | NGINX              | Skipper            | Traefik            |
-|-------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
-| Canary deployments (weighted traffic)     | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
-| A/B testing (headers and cookies routing) | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_minus_sign: | :heavy_minus_sign: |
-| Blue/Green deployments (traffic switch)   | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
-| Webhooks (acceptance/load testing)        | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
-| Manual gating (approve/pause/resume)      | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
-| Request success rate check (L7 metric)    | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_minus_sign: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
-| Request duration check (L7 metric)        | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_minus_sign: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
-| Custom metric checks                      | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
+| Feature                                   | Contour            | Gloo               | NGINX              | Skipper            | Traefik            | Apache APISIX      |
+|-------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
+| Canary deployments (weighted traffic)     | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
+| A/B testing (headers and cookies routing) | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_minus_sign: | :heavy_minus_sign: | :heavy_minus_sign: |
+| Blue/Green deployments (traffic switch)   | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
+| Webhooks (acceptance/load testing)        | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
+| Manual gating (approve/pause/resume)      | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
+| Request success rate check (L7 metric)    | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_minus_sign: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
+| Request duration check (L7 metric)        | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_minus_sign: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
+| Custom metric checks                      | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |
 
 **Networking Interface**
 
diff --git a/artifacts/flagger/deployment.yaml b/artifacts/flagger/deployment.yaml
index e3369728e..bc3f1b984 100644
--- a/artifacts/flagger/deployment.yaml
+++ b/artifacts/flagger/deployment.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: flagger
       containers:
       - name: flagger
-        image: ghcr.io/fluxcd/flagger:1.26.0
+        image: ghcr.io/fluxcd/flagger:1.27.0
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         ports:
         - name: http
diff --git a/charts/flagger/Chart.yaml b/charts/flagger/Chart.yaml
index bf456eaa9..aaa81f685 100644
--- a/charts/flagger/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/flagger/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: flagger
-version: 1.26.0
-appVersion: 1.26.0
+version: 1.27.0
+appVersion: 1.27.0
 kubeVersion: ">=1.19.0-0"
 engine: gotpl
 description: Flagger is a progressive delivery operator for Kubernetes
diff --git a/charts/flagger/values.yaml b/charts/flagger/values.yaml
index 572f4ddf3..4965bf3b3 100644
--- a/charts/flagger/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/flagger/values.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/fluxcd/flagger
-  tag: 1.26.0
+  tag: 1.27.0
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   pullSecret:
 
diff --git a/kustomize/base/flagger/kustomization.yaml b/kustomize/base/flagger/kustomization.yaml
index 1a0480a34..02f5116e6 100644
--- a/kustomize/base/flagger/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kustomize/base/flagger/kustomization.yaml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ resources:
 images:
   - name: ghcr.io/fluxcd/flagger
     newName: ghcr.io/fluxcd/flagger
-    newTag: 1.26.0
+    newTag: 1.27.0
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index 29ac9014a..bc5c60004 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package version
 
-var VERSION = "1.26.0"
+var VERSION = "1.27.0"
 var REVISION = "unknown"