diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index b7f92ce825..65cc5154a1 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #Currently building Mockito version
-version=2.26.3
+version=2.27.0
 
 #Previous version used to generate release notes delta
 previousVersion=2.26.2