diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 24ba9a38de6..860487ca19c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.7.0
+2.7.1
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index f122b365d28..b9ab38eb3bd 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ...
 
+## 2.7.1 - UNRELEASED
+
 <!-- unreleasedstop -->
 
 ## 2.7.0 - 2023-11-14