diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fbb371111dc048a267f71cced10237d59b24ca27..1ada9cbc86aa0a2a0086b2fa19f052e9de5128a4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SET_PROPERTY(DIRECTORY . PROPERTY PACKAGE_NAME DD4hep)
 #################
 
 SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MAJOR 1 )
-SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MINOR 26 )
+SET( DD4hep_VERSION_MINOR 27 )
 SET( DD4hep_VERSION_PATCH 0 )
 
 #######################