diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES b/RELEASE_NOTES
index 1bf4f1523b992..2e24c27b3918d 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Release 0.27.1
+==============
+
+This releaes fixes CVE-2018-6360.
+
+Fixes and Minor Enhancements
+----------------------------
+- ytdl_hook:  whitelist protocols from urls retrieved from youtube-dl (#5456)
+
 Release 0.27.0
 ==============
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1b58cc10180e8..83b47304980e3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.27.0
+0.27.1