diff --git a/benchexec/__init__.py b/benchexec/__init__.py
index ec2de9f2a..835792b62 100644
--- a/benchexec/__init__.py
+++ b/benchexec/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 Variables ending with "tag" contain references to XML tag objects created by the XML parser.
 """
 
-__version__ = "3.27-dev"
+__version__ = "3.27"
 
 
 class BenchExecException(Exception):  # noqa: N818 backwards compatibility
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index bec98ec5f..1e042ae94 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+benchexec (3.27-1) jammy; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream version.
+
+ -- Philipp Wendler <debian@philippwendler.de>  Sat, 23 Nov 2024 10:13:14 +0100
+
 benchexec (3.26-1) jammy; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream version.