diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e51ce4e..e7e5bad 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+python3-damaris (0.27) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Merge fixes for lin_ranges, log_ranges and x-scale selection
+
+ -- Markus Rosenstihl <markus.rosenstihl@pkm.tu-darmstadt.de>  Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:31:16 +0200
+
 python3-damaris (0.25) stable; urgency=medium
 
   * fixed non working stop button
diff --git a/src/damaris/__init__.py b/src/damaris/__init__.py
index 0e79c1b..ddb1183 100644
--- a/src/damaris/__init__.py
+++ b/src/damaris/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 ## module contents
 #
-__version__ = "0.25"
+__version__ = "0.27"
 __all__=["experiments", "data", "gui"]
 
 import sys