diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 9c130dd01..882bfde59 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 
+0.27.6          (2021-12-19):
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/942 Technology file routing suffix string typo
+* Bugfix: %GITHUB%/issues/946 Python: __file__ returns quoted path string
+* Bugfix: less liberal evaluation of expressions in string to numeric conversion
+  This will fix a potential vulnerability which allows someone to sneak 
+  in expression code through malicious configuration, technology or layer properties
+  files.
+
 0.27.5          (2021-11-14):
 * Enhancements: Better support for execution (also cross-interpreter) of macro code from scripts
   - New methods for the Macro class like "run" and loading from file
diff --git a/Changelog.Debian b/Changelog.Debian
index 5bfd0057a..715b33b21 100644
--- a/Changelog.Debian
+++ b/Changelog.Debian
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+klayout (0.27.6-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * New features and bugfixes
+    - See changelog
+
+ -- Matthias Köfferlein <matthias@koefferlein.de>  Sun, 17 Dec 2021 17:04:40 +0100
+
 klayout (0.27.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New features and bugfixes
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 81eafc7fe..42df8ef96 100644
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # This script is sourced to define the main version parameters
 
 # The main version
-KLAYOUT_VERSION="0.27.5"
+KLAYOUT_VERSION="0.27.6"
 
 # The version used for PyPI (don't use variables here!)
-KLAYOUT_PYPI_VERSION="0.27.5"
+KLAYOUT_PYPI_VERSION="0.27.6"
 
 # The build date
 KLAYOUT_VERSION_DATE=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d")