diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index d4d127b9fd..9a7dd51c64 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using the provided 'sstableupgrade' tool.
 
 1.2.7
 =====
+
 Upgrading
 ---------
     - If you have decommissioned a node in the past 72 hours, it is imperative
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 8d54554ef9..523a225cd2 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <property name="debuglevel" value="source,lines,vars"/>
 
     <!-- default version and SCM information -->
-    <property name="base.version" value="1.2.6"/>
+    <property name="base.version" value="1.2.7"/>
     <property name="scm.connection" value="scm:git://git.apache.org/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.developerConnection" value="scm:git://git.apache.org/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.url" value="http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=tree"/>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3be9ba0759..d0c70178d8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (1.2.7) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * New release
+
+ -- Sylvain Lebresne <slebresne@apache.org>  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:42:51 +0200
+
 cassandra (1.2.6) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New release