diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index c269084cd..cfbd2d276 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
-
-1.27a (2014-01-29)
-------------------
+1.27 (2014-03-20)
+-----------------
 
 **BUG fixes**
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 3356e4ed5..b0c101e63 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.27a
+1.27