diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fa884834..86eac91c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+20/8/11 started 7.27.0
+- version bump for new dev cycle
+
 10/8/11 started 7.26.3
 - don't use G_VALUE_COLLECT_INIT(), many platforms do not have a glib this
   recent
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 349c67f2..0477418a 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+- support planar tiff
+
+
+
 
 - vips operation print could show operation flags as well, cf. "vips
   im_subtract"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index cdc29717..781225a7 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR(m4)
 
 # user-visible library versioning
 m4_define([vips_major_version], [7])
-m4_define([vips_minor_version], [26])
-m4_define([vips_micro_version], [3])
+m4_define([vips_minor_version], [27])
+m4_define([vips_micro_version], [0])
 m4_define([vips_version],
           [vips_major_version.vips_minor_version.vips_micro_version])
 
@@ -621,8 +621,8 @@ AC_SUBST(PACKAGES_USED)
 #	vips-$VIPS_MAJOR_VERSION.$VIPS_MINOR_VERSION.pc
 # in AC_OUTPUT, but that seems to break for some combinations of sh/m4
 AC_OUTPUT([
-	vips-7.26.pc
-	vipsCC-7.26.pc
+	vips-7.27.pc
+	vipsCC-7.27.pc
 	Makefile 
 	libvips/include/vips/version.h 
 	libvips/include/Makefile 
diff --git a/doc/src/vipsmanual.tex b/doc/src/vipsmanual.tex
index fcf334c0..45448dfe 100644
--- a/doc/src/vipsmanual.tex
+++ b/doc/src/vipsmanual.tex
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 \begin{center}
 \huge
 VIPS Manual\\
-\large Version 7.24\\
+\large Version 7.27\\
 \vspace{0.5in}
 \large
 John Cupitt,
diff --git a/po/vips7.pot b/po/vips7.pot
index 7b941ffa..e8ef50b5 100644
--- a/po/vips7.pot
+++ b/po/vips7.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2011-08-16 15:05+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2011-08-19 17:03+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index a657bece..16e25860 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ bin_SCRIPTS = \
 	batch_image_convert \
 	batch_rubber_sheet \
 	batch_crop \
-	vips-7.26
+	vips-7.27
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
-	vips-7.26 \
+	vips-7.27 \
 	light_correct.in \
 	shrink_width.in \
 	batch_image_convert.in \
diff --git a/tools/vips-7.26 b/tools/vips-7.27
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/vips-7.26
rename to tools/vips-7.27
diff --git a/vips-7.26.pc.in b/vips-7.27.pc.in
similarity index 100%
rename from vips-7.26.pc.in
rename to vips-7.27.pc.in
diff --git a/vipsCC-7.26.pc.in b/vipsCC-7.27.pc.in
similarity index 100%
rename from vipsCC-7.26.pc.in
rename to vipsCC-7.27.pc.in