diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d3b8ee6f4..efdd493a3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+### caja 1.27.2
+
+  * fix gfile sort and symlink warnings w glib2.76 or later
+
 ### caja 1.27.1
 
   * update translations
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cce873b47..2cc004348 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ m4_define(caja_extension_current,  5)
 m4_define(caja_extension_revision, 0)
 
 AC_INIT([caja],
-        [1.27.1],
+        [1.27.2],
         [https://github.com/mate-desktop/caja/issues],
         [caja],
         [https://mate-desktop.org])