diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76a627cc6..3a7fab093 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## Release 27.0.0
+- More scipion-em-xmipp
+   - Updated xmipp3-installer dependency (2.1.0 with configuration flags that can be set using environment variables.)
+   - Major version because of deprecated protocol in previous version; DeepCenter
+
 ## Release 26.2.0
 - More scipion-em-xmipp
    - xmipp3-installer package installed from pypi, reverting previous temporal fix
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5a947fef2..93c481c8e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ joblib
 peppercorn
 plotter
 PyWavelets
-xmipp3-installer>=2.0.4,<3.0.0
+xmipp3-installer>=2.1.0,<3.0.0
 numpy==1.*
diff --git a/xmipp3/version.py b/xmipp3/version.py
index 7c6cfce89..a322170d8 100644
--- a/xmipp3/version.py
+++ b/xmipp3/version.py
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@
 # - If several of the above are true, only change the biggest one applicable (
 #   for example, if a fix is made and a new protocol are included in the same
 #   pull request, increase the one related to the new protocol).
-__version__ = '26.2.0'
+__version__ = '27.0.0'
 
 _currentDepVersion = '1.1'