diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8946369..cdbde61 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# 0.27.0 (October 2, 2024)
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- Upgrade to opentelemetry 0.26. Refer to the upstream
+  [changelog](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-rust/releases/tag/opentelemetry-0.26.0)
+  for more information.
+
 # 0.26.0 (September 10, 2024)
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dcfe054..5d3839d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tracing-opentelemetry"
-version = "0.26.0"
+version = "0.27.0"
 description = "OpenTelemetry integration for tracing"
 homepage = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing-opentelemetry"
 repository = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing-opentelemetry"