diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ab7d8860e..76b914395 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ buildscript {
     ext.coroutines_version = '1.8.0'
 
     // build & version
-    ext.buildNumber = 305
-    ext.versionNumber = "0.27.0"
+    ext.buildNumber = 306
+    ext.versionNumber = "0.27.1"
 
     // JNI libs
     ext.libwalletHostURL = "https://github.com/tari-project/tari/releases/download/"