diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index 8352df0c..d79c6d89 100755
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
 
-version = release = "2.5.0"
+version = release = "2.7.0"
 
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
diff --git a/release.rst b/release.rst
index 0fa459e4..1383c190 100755
--- a/release.rst
+++ b/release.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ kernel, and documentation. Download the source code as a zip or tar.gz file:
 Source and Binary Releases
 --------------------------
 
-The latest SOF release is v2.6.0 (June 2023).
+The latest SOF release is v2.7.0 (Sept 2023).
 
 View new feature information and release downloads for the latest and
 previous releases on GitHub. Firmware and SDK tool source code and binary