diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 684c5c788..a838c092f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
+Changes in synapse v0.27.3 (2018-04-11)
+======================================
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+* URL quote path segments over federation (#3082)
+
 Changes in synapse v0.27.3-rc2 (2018-04-09)
 ==========================================
+
 v0.27.3-rc1 used a stale version of the develop branch so the changelog overstates
 the functionality. v0.27.3-rc2 is up to date, rc1 should be ignored.
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 7f6090baf..1fa2de526 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 """ This is a reference implementation of a Matrix home server.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.27.3-rc2"
+__version__ = "0.27.3"