diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3afd15bb..95b2c999 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,12 +5,26 @@ The changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/e
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+* -/-
+
+
+## [0.2.7] - 2023-01-04
+
 ### Changed
 
 * Linter: Migrated from flake8 to ruff. <br>
   (Added ruff; removed flake8 and isort)
 * Adjusted GitHub CI workflow accordingly. <br>
   (Added ruff job; removed flake8 and isort jobs)
+* VS Code settings: Adjusted Pylance configuration
+
+### Added
+
+* Added a batch file 'qa.bat' in root folder to ease local execution of code quality checks
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* updated to dictIO>=0.2.5
 
 
 ## [0.2.6] - 2022-12-12
@@ -278,7 +292,8 @@ The changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/e
 * Added support for Python 3.10
 
 <!-- Markdown link & img dfn's -->
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/dnv-opensource/ospx/compare/v0.2.6...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/dnv-opensource/ospx/compare/v0.2.7...HEAD
+[0.2.7]: https://github.com/dnv-opensource/ospx/compare/v0.2.6...v0.2.7
 [0.2.6]: https://github.com/dnv-opensource/ospx/compare/v0.2.5...v0.2.6
 [0.2.5]: https://github.com/dnv-opensource/ospx/compare/v0.2.4...v0.2.5
 [0.2.4]: https://github.com/dnv-opensource/ospx/compare/v0.2.3...v0.2.4
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 74cab5df..25d6a265 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 author = "Frank Lumpitzsch, Claas Rostock, Seung Hyeon Yoo"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "0.2.6"
+release = "0.2.7"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index bd057f1f..337a358f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = ospx
-version = 0.2.6
+version = 0.2.7
 summary = Extension package to farn, adding support to build OSP simulation cases using FMUs
 description = Extension package to farn <https://pypi.org/project/farn>, adding support to build OSP <https://open-simulation-platform.github.io> (co-)simulation cases using functional mockup units (FMUs).
 long_description = file: README.md