diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bad3c6fe..853a4478 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.27.1](https://github.com/NateScarlet/auto-derby/compare/v1.27.0...v1.27.1) (2022-07-22)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* should update version variable during release ([26e2d0e](https://github.com/NateScarlet/auto-derby/commit/26e2d0e9e27bd570436a0621d2f5d2d04731d537)), closes [#335](https://github.com/NateScarlet/auto-derby/issues/335)
+
 ## [1.27.0](https://github.com/NateScarlet/auto-derby/compare/v1.26.5...v1.27.0) (2022-07-20)
 
 
diff --git a/auto_derby/__version__.py b/auto_derby/__version__.py
index 7d98b65d..9f5a7a13 100644
--- a/auto_derby/__version__.py
+++ b/auto_derby/__version__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from datetime import datetime
 
-VERSION = "1.26.5"  # x-release-please-version
+VERSION = "1.27.1"  # x-release-please-version
 
 # deprecated
 
diff --git a/version b/version
index 5db08bf2..08002f86 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.27.0
+1.27.1