diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index e7556aad..83b47304 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.28.dev0
+0.27.1
diff --git a/owslib/__init__.py b/owslib/__init__.py
index 2a02f20d..07f3dd70 100644
--- a/owslib/__init__.py
+++ b/owslib/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.28.dev0'
+__version__ = '0.27.1'