diff --git a/api/datastore/test_data/output_24_to_latest.json b/api/datastore/test_data/output_24_to_latest.json
index 69bf33f74..9fa3e5f09 100644
--- a/api/datastore/test_data/output_24_to_latest.json
+++ b/api/datastore/test_data/output_24_to_latest.json
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
       "RequiredPasswordLength": 12
     },
     "KubeconfigExpiry": "0",
-    "KubectlShellImage": "portainer/kubectl-shell:2.26.0",
+    "KubectlShellImage": "portainer/kubectl-shell:2.27.0-rc1",
     "LDAPSettings": {
       "AnonymousMode": true,
       "AutoCreateUsers": true,
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@
     }
   ],
   "version": {
-    "VERSION": "{\"SchemaVersion\":\"2.26.0\",\"MigratorCount\":0,\"Edition\":1,\"InstanceID\":\"463d5c47-0ea5-4aca-85b1-405ceefee254\"}"
+    "VERSION": "{\"SchemaVersion\":\"2.27.0-rc1\",\"MigratorCount\":0,\"Edition\":1,\"InstanceID\":\"463d5c47-0ea5-4aca-85b1-405ceefee254\"}"
   },
   "webhooks": null
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/portainer.go b/api/portainer.go
index 3a735d907..ad0989437 100644
--- a/api/portainer.go
+++ b/api/portainer.go
@@ -1636,9 +1636,9 @@ type (
 
 const (
 	// APIVersion is the version number of the Portainer API
-	APIVersion = "2.26.0"
+	APIVersion = "2.27.0-rc1"
 	// Support annotation for the API version ("STS" for Short-Term Support or "LTS" for Long-Term Support)
-	APIVersionSupport = "STS"
+	APIVersionSupport = "LTS"
 	// Edition is what this edition of Portainer is called
 	Edition = PortainerCE
 	// ComposeSyntaxMaxVersion is a maximum supported version of the docker compose syntax