diff --git a/src/main/resources/freemarker/version.properties b/src/main/resources/freemarker/version.properties
index 6223223..6080540 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/freemarker/version.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/freemarker/version.properties
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@
 # - When the major version number is increased, major backward
 #   compatibility violations are allowed, but still should be avoided.
 # During Apache Incubation, "-incubating" is added to this string.
-version=2.3.27-nightly_@timestampInVersion@-incubating
+version=2.3.27-incubating
 # This exists as for Maven we use "-SNAPSHOT" for nightly releases,
 # and no _nightly_@timestampInVersion@. Also, "-incubating" is added
 # *before* "-SNAPSHOT". For final releases it's the same as "version".
-mavenVersion=2.3.27-incubating-SNAPSHOT
+mavenVersion=2.3.27-incubating
 
 # Version string that conforms to OSGi
 # ------------------------------------
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 #   2.4.0.pre01
 #   2.4.0.nightly_@timestampInVersion@
 # During Apache Incubation, "-incubating" is added to this string.
-versionForOSGi=2.3.27.nightly_@timestampInVersion@-incubating
+versionForOSGi=2.3.27.stable-incubating
 
 # Version string that conforms to legacy MF
 # -----------------------------------------
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 # "97 denotes "nightly", 98 denotes "pre", 99 denotes "rc" build.
 # In general, for the nightly/preview/rc Y of version 2.X, the versionForMf is
 # 2.X-1.(99|98).Y. Note the X-1.
-versionForMf=2.3.26.97
+versionForMf=2.3.27
 
 # The date of the build.
 # This should be automatically filled by the building tool (Ant).
diff --git a/src/manual/en_US/book.xml b/src/manual/en_US/book.xml
index a66096e..1375135 100644
--- a/src/manual/en_US/book.xml
+++ b/src/manual/en_US/book.xml
@@ -27073,7 +27073,7 @@
       <section xml:id="versions_2_3_27">
         <title>2.3.27 (incubating at Apache)</title>
 
-        <para>Release date: FIXME</para>
+        <para>Release date: 2017-10-15 + release process</para>
 
         <para><emphasis role="bold">This is a stable, final
         release.</emphasis> The <quote>incubating</quote> suffix is required