diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 685a4fe6..2e1f3bb2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## [0.27.1] - UNRELEASED
+## [0.27.1] - 2022-03-22
 - packit: Fix Fedora dist-git syncing
 
 ## [0.27.0] - 2022-03-22
diff --git a/dbusmock/__init__.py b/dbusmock/__init__.py
index d1ac4e77..8b681152 100644
--- a/dbusmock/__init__.py
+++ b/dbusmock/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 __author__ = 'Martin Pitt'
 __copyright__ = '(c) 2012 Canonical Ltd.'
-__version__ = '0.27.0'
+__version__ = '0.27.1'
 
 from dbusmock.mockobject import (DBusMockObject, MOCK_IFACE,
                                  OBJECT_MANAGER_IFACE, get_object, get_objects)