diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7e472046..52ccb9d7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Geany 1.27 (unreleased)
+
+
 Geany 1.26 (November 15, 2015)
 
     General
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 03a89841..06362f12 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([Geany], [1.26],
+AC_INIT([Geany], [1.27],
 		[https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=153444&atid=787791])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/geany.h])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
diff --git a/doc/geany.txt b/doc/geany.txt
index a787e4ca..395064b4 100644
--- a/doc/geany.txt
+++ b/doc/geany.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.. |(version)| replace:: 1.26
+.. |(version)| replace:: 1.27
 .. -*- reStructuredText -*-
 
 =======
diff --git a/geany.exe.manifest b/geany.exe.manifest
index 60136ef8..b53ce3b6 100644
--- a/geany.exe.manifest
+++ b/geany.exe.manifest
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
 	<assemblyIdentity
-		version="1.26.0.0"
+		version="1.27.0.0"
 		processorArchitecture="X86"
 		name="Geany"
 		type="win32" />
diff --git a/geany_private.rc b/geany_private.rc
index 4c7b10c9..f4774e38 100644
--- a/geany_private.rc
+++ b/geany_private.rc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 #include <windows.h> // include for version info constants
 
-#define VER_FILEVERSION             1,26,0,0
-#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR         "1.26"
+#define VER_FILEVERSION             1,27,0,0
+#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR         "1.27"
 #define APP_MANIFEST                1
 
 A ICON MOVEABLE PURE LOADONCALL DISCARDABLE "icons/geany.ico"
diff --git a/src/geany.h b/src/geany.h
index e6f2517d..73a24729 100644
--- a/src/geany.h
+++ b/src/geany.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * listed in the documentation should not be changed */
 #define GEANY_FILEDEFS_SUBDIR			"filedefs"
 #define GEANY_TEMPLATES_SUBDIR			"templates"
-#define GEANY_CODENAME					"Rosset"
+#define GEANY_CODENAME					"Rezer"
 #define GEANY_HOMEPAGE					"http://www.geany.org/"
 #define GEANY_WIKI						"http://wiki.geany.org/"
 #define GEANY_BUG_REPORT				"http://www.geany.org/Support/Bugs"
diff --git a/win32-config.h b/win32-config.h
index c406a7d6..601d16fc 100644
--- a/win32-config.h
+++ b/win32-config.h
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
 /* #undef volatile */
 
 /* Version number of package */
-#define VERSION "1.26"
+#define VERSION "1.27"
 
 #define REVISION "-1"