diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,36 @@
 
 ## New Features:
 
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+
+## Bug Fixes:
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+
+## Documentation Changes:
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+
+## Testing and Infrastructure Changes:
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+## Breaking Changes:
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+## Full Changelog:
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+
+## Contributors Shoutout:
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+
+# Version 3.27.0
+
+## New Features:
+
 ### AnnotatedImage Component
 
 New AnnotatedImage component allows users to highlight regions of an image, either by providing bounding boxes, or 0-1 pixel masks. This component is useful for tasks such as image segmentation, object detection, and image captioning.
diff --git a/gradio/version.txt b/gradio/version.txt
index 419ede3b9c..8c53120442 100644
--- a/gradio/version.txt
+++ b/gradio/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.26.0
+3.27.0
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2947299192..bdf75ec5e9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ aiohttp
 altair>=4.2.0
 fastapi
 ffmpy
-gradio_client==0.1.2
+gradio_client>=0.1.3
 httpx
 huggingface_hub>=0.13.0
 Jinja2