diff --git a/atomic-reactor.spec b/atomic-reactor.spec
index d7755eedb..ac0daf8b2 100644
--- a/atomic-reactor.spec
+++ b/atomic-reactor.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 %global dock_obsolete_vr 1.3.7-2
 
 Name:           %{project}
-Version:        1.6.26.3
+Version:        1.6.27
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 
 Summary:        Improved builder for Docker images
@@ -417,6 +417,9 @@ LANG=en_US.utf8 py.test-%{python2_version} -vv tests
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 04 2017 Robert Cerven <rcerven@redhat.com> - 1.6.27-1
+- new upstream release: 1.6.27
+
 * Mon Sep 11 2017 Robert Cerven <rcerven@redhat.com> - 1.6.26.3-1
 - new upstream release: 1.6.26.3
 
diff --git a/atomic_reactor/version.py b/atomic_reactor/version.py
index c331a7003..4c230cd58 100644
--- a/atomic_reactor/version.py
+++ b/atomic_reactor/version.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
 of the BSD license. See the LICENSE file for details.
 """
-__version__ = "1.6.26.3"
+__version__ = "1.6.27"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6b27023b9..3f23a9655 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def _install_requirements():
 
 setup(
     name='atomic-reactor',
-    version='1.6.26.3',
+    version='1.6.27',
     description=DESCRIPTION,
     author='Red Hat, Inc.',
     author_email='atomic-devel@projectatomic.io',