diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 04c8981e..24ba9a38 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6.48
+2.7.0
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index 23ce528e..8a40dfaa 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+xca 2.7.0 Tue Aug 27 2024
+-------------------------
+
  * Close #311: Install QT translation files again
  * Close #304: oids.txt not found etc if prefix non-standard
  * Add cmdline option to disable native dialogs
diff --git a/misc/de.hohnstaedt.xca.metainfo.xml b/misc/de.hohnstaedt.xca.metainfo.xml
index bacee29f..e1f3d1b9 100644
--- a/misc/de.hohnstaedt.xca.metainfo.xml
+++ b/misc/de.hohnstaedt.xca.metainfo.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     </description>
     <developer_name>Christian Hohnstädt, Kerstin Steinhauff et al.</developer_name>
     <releases>
+        <release date="2024-08-27" version="2.7.0" />
         <release date="2024-02-06" version="2.6.0" />
         <release date="2023-09-24" version="2.5.0" />
         <release date="2021-05-07" version="2.4.0" />