diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index e512557f14..bafbfb721e 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Changes with Apache 2.0.27-dev
+
 Changes with Apache 2.0.26
 
   *) Port the MaxClients changes from the worker MPM to the threaded
diff --git a/include/ap_release.h b/include/ap_release.h
index 70b0d6260e..72973c375f 100644
--- a/include/ap_release.h
+++ b/include/ap_release.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
  */
 #define AP_SERVER_BASEVENDOR "Apache Software Foundation"
 #define AP_SERVER_BASEPRODUCT "Apache"
-#define AP_SERVER_BASEREVISION "2.0.26"
+#define AP_SERVER_BASEREVISION "2.0.27-dev"
 #define AP_SERVER_BASEVERSION AP_SERVER_BASEPRODUCT "/" AP_SERVER_BASEREVISION
 #define AP_SERVER_VERSION  AP_SERVER_BASEVERSION