diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5a5e21a2..49ce4d38 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 buildscript {
     ext {
         // Typically, only edit those two:
-        def objectboxVersionNumber = '2.6.1' // without "-SNAPSHOT", e.g. '2.5.0' or '2.4.0-RC'
-        def objectboxVersionRelease = false  // set to true for releasing to ignore versionPostFix to avoid e.g. "-dev" versions
+        def objectboxVersionNumber = '2.7.0' // without "-SNAPSHOT", e.g. '2.5.0' or '2.4.0-RC'
+        def objectboxVersionRelease = true  // set to true for releasing to ignore versionPostFix to avoid e.g. "-dev" versions
 
         // version post fix: '-<value>' or '' if not defined; e.g. used by CI to pass in branch name
         def versionPostFixValue = project.findProperty('versionPostFix')
diff --git a/objectbox-java/src/main/java/io/objectbox/BoxStore.java b/objectbox-java/src/main/java/io/objectbox/BoxStore.java
index 2ea1a205..f48b93c1 100644
--- a/objectbox-java/src/main/java/io/objectbox/BoxStore.java
+++ b/objectbox-java/src/main/java/io/objectbox/BoxStore.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class BoxStore implements Closeable {
     @Nullable private static Object relinker;
 
     /** Change so ReLinker will update native library when using workaround loading. */
-    public static final String JNI_VERSION = "2.6.0";
+    public static final String JNI_VERSION = "2.7.0";
 
     private static final String VERSION = "2.7.0-2020-07-30";
     private static BoxStore defaultStore;