diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 44922ad9..70d43aa4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
-AC_INIT([forked-daapd], [26.5])
+AC_INIT([forked-daapd], [27.0])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([config.h.in])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])