diff --git a/CHANGES/v2.7.md b/CHANGES/v2.7.md
index d04bba3d5b..c986ba00a8 100644
--- a/CHANGES/v2.7.md
+++ b/CHANGES/v2.7.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @page CHANGES-2-7 Version 2.7
   
-## Version 2.7.0 (xxx)
+## Version 2.7.0 (Dec 23, 2020)
 
 Changes from version 2.6 which are relevant for users:
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ab25734bcc..c01065065e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 # (this is same as gromacs)
 # Notice that "plumed info --version" will return only 2.X
 # and "plumed info --long-version" will return the full string
-2.7b
+2.7.0