diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 2b9cf2a078..f0fefb2afd 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-3.0.26:
+3.0.27
+
+
+3.0.26
  * Fix conversion from megabits to bytes in streaming rate limiter (CASSANDRA-17243)
  * Upgrade logback to 1.2.9 (CASSANDRA-17204)
  * Avoid race in AbstractReplicationStrategy endpoint caching (CASSANDRA-16673)
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 6dd09fe4ea..a8fcaa61fb 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <property name="debuglevel" value="source,lines,vars"/>
 
     <!-- default version and SCM information -->
-    <property name="base.version" value="3.0.26"/>
+    <property name="base.version" value="3.0.27"/>
     <property name="scm.connection" value="scm:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.developerConnection" value="scm:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.url" value="https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=tree"/>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6949bf45e2..91bb6f93bc 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (3.0.27) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * New release
+
+ -- Mick Semb Wever <mck@apache.org>  Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:12:52 +0100
+
 cassandra (3.0.26) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release