diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98ac37d8..a73f23e4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.27.0](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/compare/v2.26.0...v2.27.0) (2026-10-02)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add snapshot-variables commands for releases and runbook snapshots ([#738](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/issues/738)) ([e429d4d](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/commit/e429d4d560a0e9152b271058b884839e4dae76ac))
+
 ## [2.26.0](https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/cli/compare/v2.25.1...v2.26.0) (2026-09-16)
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 1b5dde02..cb1c5c83 100644
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fi
 
 log "Selecting version..."
 
-version=${VERSION:-v2.26.0}
+version=${VERSION:-v2.27.0}
 
 if [ ! $version ]; then
     log "${YELLOW}"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 7a25c70f..a5f3e61b 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.26.0
+2.27.0