diff --git a/src/cp2k_info.F b/src/cp2k_info.F
index 3e709036e0..f2786041fe 100644
--- a/src/cp2k_info.F
+++ b/src/cp2k_info.F
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ MODULE cp2k_info
   CHARACTER(LEN=*), PARAMETER :: compile_revision = "unknown"
 #endif
 
-  CHARACTER(LEN=*), PARAMETER :: version_nr      = "2.6"
+  CHARACTER(LEN=*), PARAMETER :: version_nr      = "2.7"
   CHARACTER(LEN=*), PARAMETER :: cp2k_year       = "2014"
   CHARACTER(LEN=*), PARAMETER :: cp2k_version    = "CP2K version "//TRIM(version_nr)
   CHARACTER(LEN=*), PARAMETER :: cp2k_home       = "http://www.cp2k.org/"
diff --git a/tools/doxify/Doxyfile.template b/tools/doxify/Doxyfile.template
index 32833c0e70..1f7178c655 100644
--- a/tools/doxify/Doxyfile.template
+++ b/tools/doxify/Doxyfile.template
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = CP2K
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = "2.6 (Revision #revision#)"
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = "2.7 (Revision #revision#)"
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer