diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12dfa21..02e44cf 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # kb-python
-![github version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.27.1-informational)
-[![pypi version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/kb-python)](https://pypi.org/project/kb-python/0.27.1/)
+![github version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.27.2-informational)
+[![pypi version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/kb-python)](https://pypi.org/project/kb-python/0.27.2/)
 ![python versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/kb_python)
 ![status](https://github.com/pachterlab/kb_python/workflows/CI/badge.svg)
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/pachterlab/kb_python/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/pachterlab/kb_python)
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 3bb398f..05d0a4c 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 author = 'Kyung Hoi (Joseph) Min'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.27.1'
+release = '0.27.2'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 33cc4b2..a22d8ff 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Welcome to kb-python's documentation!
 =====================================
 
-This page contains **DEVELOPER** documentation for ``kb-python`` version ``0.27.1``.
+This page contains **DEVELOPER** documentation for ``kb-python`` version ``0.27.2``.
 For user documentation and tutorials, please go to `kallisto | bustools <https://www.kallistobus.tools/>`_.
 
 Development Prerequisites
diff --git a/kb_python/__init__.py b/kb_python/__init__.py
index 07f3dd7..4c262a2 100644
--- a/kb_python/__init__.py
+++ b/kb_python/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.27.1'
+__version__ = '0.27.2'
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1d31f68..e97eb31 100755
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.27.1
+current_version = 0.27.2
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3410664..3e4d964 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def read(path):
 
 setup(
     name='kb_python',
-    version='0.27.1',
+    version='0.27.2',
     url='https://github.com/pachterlab/kb_python',
     author='Kyung Hoi (Joseph) Min',
     author_email='phoenixter96@gmail.com',