diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index bac78d3c1c..92c19b13e9 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.27.0 (2018-03-26)
+=======================================
+
+No changes since v0.27.0-rc2
+
+
 Changes in synapse v0.27.0-rc2 (2018-03-19)
 ===========================================
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 71b409ba8b..70a0297052 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.27.0-rc2"
+__version__ = "0.27.0"