diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 954b159..054e8bc 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.6"
+  ".": "0.2.7"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb2b003..d7fbb04 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.7](https://github.com/cytechmobile/sendium/compare/v0.2.6...v0.2.7) (2026-06-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **smpp:** avoid leaking pending session contexts on rejected binds ([d6c83c1](https://github.com/cytechmobile/sendium/commit/d6c83c1150a1bc9e486ccddf248d5a6422ef81c2))
+
 ## [0.2.6](https://github.com/cytechmobile/sendium/compare/v0.2.5...v0.2.6) (2026-06-03)
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5eb8903..e27afc4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>gr.cytech</groupId>
     <artifactId>sendium</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.7</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <modules>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                 <groupId>gr.cytech</groupId>
                 <artifactId>sendium-core</artifactId>
                 <!-- release-please bumps this via the generic extra-files updater; the maven release-type does NOT rewrite dependencyManagement versions -->
-                <version>0.2.7-SNAPSHOT</version> <!-- x-release-please-version -->
+                <version>0.2.7</version> <!-- x-release-please-version -->
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>
diff --git a/sendium-app/pom.xml b/sendium-app/pom.xml
index 6881986..b34f6da 100644
--- a/sendium-app/pom.xml
+++ b/sendium-app/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>gr.cytech</groupId>
         <artifactId>sendium</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.2.7</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sendium-app</artifactId>
diff --git a/sendium-core/pom.xml b/sendium-core/pom.xml
index 516db56..9ead217 100644
--- a/sendium-core/pom.xml
+++ b/sendium-core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>gr.cytech</groupId>
         <artifactId>sendium</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.2.7</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sendium-core</artifactId>