diff --git a/pelican/__init__.py b/pelican/__init__.py
index c301a925..0c0227f0 100644
--- a/pelican/__init__.py
+++ b/pelican/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from pelican.utils import clean_output_dir, files_changed
 from pelican.writers import Writer
 from pelican import log
 
-VERSION = "2.6.0"
+VERSION = "2.7.0"
 
 
 class Pelican(object):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3b12560c..7ed7038c 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 import sys
 
-VERSION = "2.6.0" # find a better way to do so.
+VERSION = "2.7.0" # find a better way to do so.
 
 requires = ['feedgenerator', 'jinja2', 'pygments', 'docutils']
 if sys.version_info < (2,7):