diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5cc14cb..afb47fa 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+### mate-user-share 1.27.0
+
+  * tx: sync with transifex
+  * tx: update resource
+  * tx: migrate config file
+  * ci: drop -Wunused-parameter compiler cflag from debian build
+
 ### mate-user-share 1.26.0
 
   * Translations update
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 19ce1fb..76e1861 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(mate-user-share, 1.26.0)
+AC_INIT(mate-user-share, 1.27.0)
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])