diff --git a/asyncpg/_version.py b/asyncpg/_version.py
index 7e897c90..263da2e2 100644
--- a/asyncpg/_version.py
+++ b/asyncpg/_version.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 # supported platforms, publish the packages on PyPI, merge the PR
 # to the target branch, create a Git tag pointing to the commit.
 
-__version__ = '0.26.0'
+__version__ = '0.27.0'