diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a5071890f..5b13c1d9c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # add extra information using --with-extra="..." which may be any
 # freeform string.
 m4_define([libguestfs_major],   [1])
-m4_define([libguestfs_minor],   [26])
+m4_define([libguestfs_minor],   [27])
 m4_define([libguestfs_release], [0])
 
 AC_INIT([libguestfs],libguestfs_major.libguestfs_minor.libguestfs_release)
diff --git a/po-docs/libguestfs-docs.pot b/po-docs/libguestfs-docs.pot
index d12f1836d..92d4c939e 100644
--- a/po-docs/libguestfs-docs.pot
+++ b/po-docs/libguestfs-docs.pot
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: libguestfs 1.26.0\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: libguestfs 1.27.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: libguestfs@redhat.com\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2014-03-27 12:03+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2014-03-27 15:45+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
diff --git a/po/libguestfs.pot b/po/libguestfs.pot
index 96ec19b82..22a1b99c3 100644
--- a/po/libguestfs.pot
+++ b/po/libguestfs.pot
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: libguestfs 1.26.0\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: libguestfs 1.27.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?"
 "component=libguestfs&product=Virtualization+Tools\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2014-03-27 12:03+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2014-03-27 15:45+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"