diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index d311a41..df4988a 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+Version 27-unstable-unstable:
+---
 Version 26-unstable-unstable:
 ---
 Version 25-unstable:
diff --git a/metadata.txt b/metadata.txt
index c83e3f1..0c6c601 100644
--- a/metadata.txt
+++ b/metadata.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name=LNO Sachsen | Plugin Test Action
 qgisMinimumVersion=3.40
 qgisMaximumVersion=3.99
 description=Test plugin for release pipeline
-version=26-unstable-unstable
+version=27-unstable-unstable
 author=Daniel Helbig
 email=daniel.helbig@kreis-meissen.de
 homepage=https://entwicklung.flurneuordnung-sachsen.de/AG_QGIS/Plugin_Test_Action