diff --git a/discord.go b/discord.go
index 0b571764d..5c0fea0c9 100644
--- a/discord.go
+++ b/discord.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // VERSION of DiscordGo, follows Semantic Versioning. (http://semver.org/)
-const VERSION = "0.27.0"
+const VERSION = "0.27.1"
 
 // New creates a new Discord session with provided token.
 // If the token is for a bot, it must be prefixed with "Bot "