diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5653aaea4e..ba89a7e859 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,63 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.27.6 - 2024-10-11
+### Extractors
+#### Additions
+- [ao3] add `subscriptions` extractor ([#6247](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6247))
+- [boosty] add support ([#2387](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/2387))
+- [civitai] add `post` extractors ([#6279](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6279))
+- [pixiv] support unlisted artworks ([#5162](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/5162))
+#### Fixes
+- [cohost] sanitize default filenames ([#6262](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6262))
+  - limit `headline` length
+  - remove `plainTextBody`
+- [deviantart] fix & improve journal/literature extraction ([#6254](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6254), [#6207](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6207), [#6196](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6196))
+  - extract journal HTML from webpage if possible
+  - support converting `tiptap` markup to HTML
+- [deviantart] fix `stash` folder extraction
+- [flickr] update default API credentials ([#6300](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6300))
+- [flickr] fix `ZeroDivisionError` ([#6252](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6252))
+- [imagefap] fix `{num}` in single image default filenames
+- [myhentaigallery] fix `tags` extraction
+- [patreon] extract `attachments_media` files ([#6241](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6241), [#6268](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6268))
+- [pixiv] implement workaround for `limit_sanity_level` works ([#4327](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/4327), [#4747](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/4747), [#5054](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/5054), [#5435](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/5435), [#5651](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/5651), [#5655](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/5655))
+- [pornhub] fix `KeyError` when album images are missing ([#6299](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6299))
+- [rule34us] fix extraction ([#6289](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6289))
+- [8chan] set TOS cookie for current and previous day
+#### Improvements
+- [bunkr] support `bunkr.pk` URLs ([#6272](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6272))
+- [civitai] use tRPC API by default ([#6279](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6279))
+- [civitai] improve default archive format ([#6302](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6302))
+- [komikcast] update domain to `komikcast.cz`
+- [newgrounds] detect more comment embeds ([#6253](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6253))
+- [newgrounds] add more fallback URL formats for `art-images` files
+- [oauth] prevent empty browser names
+- [patreon] use mobile UA ([#6241](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6241), [#6239](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6239), [#6140](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6140))
+- [patreon] handle suspended accounts
+- [pixiv] detect works requiring `My pixiv` access
+#### Metadata
+- [civitai] ensure image files have an `id` ([#6251](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6251))
+- [gelbooru_v02] unescape HTML entities in categorized tags
+- [generic] ensure `path` metadata is always defined
+- [pixiv] retrieve `caption` from AJAX API when empty ([#4327](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/4327), [#5191](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/5191))
+#### Options
+- [fanbox] add `comments` option, extend `metadata` option ([#6287](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6287))
+- [pixiv] add `comments` option ([#6287](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6287))
+#### Removals
+- [blogger] remove `micmicidol.club`
+- [chevereto] remove `deltaporno.com`
+- [lolisafe] remove `xbunkr.com`
+- [pururin] remove module
+- [shimmie2] remove `loudbooru.com`
+### Post Processors
+- [ugoira] fix `BadZipFile` exceptions ([#6285](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6285))
+- [ugoira] catch all exceptions when extracting ZIP archives ([#6285](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6285))
+- [ugoira] forward frame data as `_ugoira_frame_data` ([#6154](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6154), [#6285](https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/issues/6285))
+### Miscellaneous
+- [build] remove setuptools and requests version restrictions
+- [docker] build from `python:3.12-alpine`
+- [text] improve `parse_query()` performance
+
 ## 1.27.5 - 2024-09-28
 ### Extractors
 #### Additions
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index d0e4a721ec..fbb7fa5e16 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ Standalone Executable
 Prebuilt executable files with a Python interpreter and
 required Python packages included are available for
 
-- `Windows <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.27.5/gallery-dl.exe>`__
+- `Windows <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.27.6/gallery-dl.exe>`__
   (Requires `Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package (x86) <https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe>`__)
-- `Linux   <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.27.5/gallery-dl.bin>`__
+- `Linux   <https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl/releases/download/v1.27.6/gallery-dl.bin>`__
 
 
 Nightly Builds
diff --git a/gallery_dl/version.py b/gallery_dl/version.py
index 3844fd97cf..dd96a9acf0 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/version.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/version.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 
-__version__ = "1.27.6-dev"
+__version__ = "1.27.6"
 __variant__ = None