diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 90a9022d50010e4f6c66828a50a8ecedc71ef0f8..ffeb4b844a5242381a323fa98c08b4bb4b1af787 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2013-09-23
+GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2013-10-05
 Please send GNU tar bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>
 
 
-version 1.26.90 (Git)
+version 1.27 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2013-10-05
 
 * Bug fixes
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ size, if it differs from the default.
 
 * New command line option --keep-directory-symlink
 
-By default, if when trying to extract a directory from the archive,
+By default, if trying to extract a directory from the archive,
 tar discovers that the corresponding file name already exists and is a
 symbolic link, it first unlinks the entry, and then extracts the directory.
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5feff66927a5cb4a7af579134eda982fcdd467b7..3bff70ed1d289ac95ca5aeb858bf778ba3ec2939 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-AC_INIT([GNU tar], [1.26.90], [bug-tar@gnu.org])
+AC_INIT([GNU tar], [1.27], [bug-tar@gnu.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/tar.c])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])