diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 95bce770bb..8fe34178ec 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+## Changes in 0.27.0 (2023-08-15)
+
+✨ Features
+
+- Add support for device hydration through the Crypto SDK (uses MSC3814) ([#1807](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ios-sdk/pull/1807))
+
+🐛 Bugfixes
+
+- Fix parsing logic for legacy location events ([#1801](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ios-sdk/pull/1801))
+
+⚠️ API Changes
+
+- Remove MXDehydrationService and old client methods. ([#1807](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ios-sdk/pull/1807))
+
+
 ## Changes in 0.26.12 (2023-06-21)
 
 🐛 Bugfixes
diff --git a/MatrixSDK.podspec b/MatrixSDK.podspec
index 8462e3778f..7a3e4f99c1 100644
--- a/MatrixSDK.podspec
+++ b/MatrixSDK.podspec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
   s.name         = "MatrixSDK"
-  s.version      = "0.26.12"
+  s.version      = "0.27.0"
   s.summary      = "The iOS SDK to build apps compatible with Matrix (https://www.matrix.org)"
 
   s.description  = <<-DESC
diff --git a/MatrixSDK/MatrixSDKVersion.m b/MatrixSDK/MatrixSDKVersion.m
index 59da0f2626..c580f88201 100644
--- a/MatrixSDK/MatrixSDKVersion.m
+++ b/MatrixSDK/MatrixSDKVersion.m
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 
-NSString *const MatrixSDKVersion = @"0.26.12";
+NSString *const MatrixSDKVersion = @"0.27.0";
diff --git a/Podfile.lock b/Podfile.lock
index 5dbcefd7eb..99f9debfc7 100644
--- a/Podfile.lock
+++ b/Podfile.lock
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: e70d3694981265116ff81a851fb0c1c9654995cd
 
-COCOAPODS: 1.12.1
+COCOAPODS: 1.11.3
diff --git a/changelog.d/pr-1801.bugfix b/changelog.d/pr-1801.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7cbdd8309c..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/pr-1801.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix parsing logic for legacy location events
\ No newline at end of file