diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ce10c44ba..bea6a77dc7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [v1.27.0-rc](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/tree/v1.27.0-rc) (2022-10-18)
+## [v1.27.0](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/tree/v1.27.0) (2022-10-25)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/compare/v1.27.0-rc...v1.27.0)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+-  Release 1.27.0-rc [\#2766](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/2766)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Update FAQ on ExternalDNS [\#2773](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2773) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
+- Updates to release checklist. [\#2772](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2772) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
+
+## [v1.27.0-rc](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/tree/v1.27.0-rc) (2022-10-20)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/compare/v1.26.0...v1.27.0-rc)
 
@@ -10,6 +23,7 @@
 - \[GKE\] - Should we enable image streaming everywhere? [\#2746](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/2746)
 - Support Agones on ARM systems [\#2216](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/2216)
 - Update example containers to fix security vulnerabilities [\#1154](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/1154)
+- Upgrade Go version to 1.19.1 [\#2743](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2743) ([gongmax](https://github.com/gongmax))
 
 **Fixed bugs:**
 
@@ -24,6 +38,7 @@
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
+- Release 1.27.0-rc [\#2768](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2768) ([mangalpalli](https://github.com/mangalpalli))
 - Add repository for hashicorp/consul, and disable the consul-consul-client [\#2764](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2764) ([gongmax](https://github.com/gongmax))
 - 2665 Log cleanup: Verbose error log on pod not yet running [\#2763](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2763) ([mangalpalli](https://github.com/mangalpalli))
 - Enable image streaming for e2e test cluster [\#2762](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2762) ([gongmax](https://github.com/gongmax))
@@ -34,9 +49,9 @@
 - If the user has specified cluster autoscaling behavior for their gameserver then don't overwrite it [\#2754](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2754) ([roberthbailey](https://github.com/roberthbailey))
 - Replace uses of the io/ioutil package [\#2752](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2752) ([gongmax](https://github.com/gongmax))
 - Bump the example images version [\#2751](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2751) ([gongmax](https://github.com/gongmax))
-- Upgrade Go version to 1.19.1 [\#2743](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2743) ([gongmax](https://github.com/gongmax))
 - Added a title to the 1.26.0 release [\#2742](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2742) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - updates for upcoming release [\#2741](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2741) ([SaitejaTamma](https://github.com/SaitejaTamma))
+- release v1.26.0 [\#2738](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2738) ([SaitejaTamma](https://github.com/SaitejaTamma))
 - Allocator Informer Event  optimize updateFunc [\#2731](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2731) ([alvin-7](https://github.com/alvin-7))
 
 ## [v1.26.0](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/tree/v1.26.0) (2022-09-14)
@@ -47,10 +62,6 @@
 
 - Release 1.26.0-rc [\#2732](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/2732)
 
-**Merged pull requests:**
-
-- release v1.26.0 [\#2738](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2738) ([SaitejaTamma](https://github.com/SaitejaTamma))
-
 ## [v1.26.0-rc](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/tree/v1.26.0-rc) (2022-09-07)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/compare/v1.25.0...v1.26.0-rc)
@@ -274,7 +285,6 @@
 
 - Remove broken links to unblock CI [\#2573](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2573) ([roberthbailey](https://github.com/roberthbailey))
 - release v1.23.0 [\#2572](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2572) ([SaitejaTamma](https://github.com/SaitejaTamma))
-- Release v1.23.0-rc [\#2567](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2567) ([SaitejaTamma](https://github.com/SaitejaTamma))
 
 ## [v1.23.0-rc](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/tree/v1.23.0-rc) (2022-05-04)
 
@@ -315,6 +325,7 @@
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
+- Release v1.23.0-rc [\#2567](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2567) ([SaitejaTamma](https://github.com/SaitejaTamma))
 - Update dependency for the `push-agones-sdk-linux-image-amd64` target [\#2564](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2564) ([roberthbailey](https://github.com/roberthbailey))
 - Update the go runtime environment version for the website from 1.13 to 1.16 [\#2563](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2563) ([roberthbailey](https://github.com/roberthbailey))
 - Regenerate Kubernetes resource includes \(ObjectMeta, PodTemplateSpec\) for Kubernetes 1.22 [\#2562](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2562) ([roberthbailey](https://github.com/roberthbailey))
@@ -334,6 +345,7 @@
 - UE4 docs broke links with UE5 release [\#2534](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2534) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 -  updates for the upcoming release [\#2533](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2533) ([SaitejaTamma](https://github.com/SaitejaTamma))
 - Check for DeletionTimestamp of fleet and gameserverset before scaling [\#2526](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2526) ([estebangarcia](https://github.com/estebangarcia))
+- Add e2e test for PlayerConnectWithCapacityZero [\#2503](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2503) ([jiwonaid](https://github.com/jiwonaid))
 
 ## [v1.22.0](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/tree/v1.22.0) (2022-04-05)
 
@@ -391,7 +403,6 @@
 - C\# Health and WatchGameServer fixes [\#2510](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2510) ([mleenhardt](https://github.com/mleenhardt))
 - Update the version of the simple game server in the load test samples to the current version [\#2508](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2508) ([roberthbailey](https://github.com/roberthbailey))
 - Update simple-game-server to 0.11 everywhere [\#2506](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2506) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
-- Add e2e test for PlayerConnectWithCapacityZero [\#2503](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2503) ([jiwonaid](https://github.com/jiwonaid))
 - Added a Development Tools section as requested [\#2502](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2502) ([comerford](https://github.com/comerford))
 - Update CPP gRPC to v1.27.1 [\#2500](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2500) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Fix allocator service document [\#2477](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2477) ([jiwonaid](https://github.com/jiwonaid))
@@ -725,7 +736,6 @@
 - Create "Integration Patterns" section in docs [\#2215](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2215) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Update the GameServerAllocation Specification to remove required/pref… [\#2206](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2206) ([cindy52](https://github.com/cindy52))
 - Update proto and allocator for advanced allocation [\#2199](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2199) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
-- GSA: Advanced Filtering via resource API [\#2188](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2188) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Upgrade terraform to Kubernetes 1.20. [\#2187](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2187) ([roberthbailey](https://github.com/roberthbailey))
 - Custom fleet autoscaler resync interval [\#2171](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2171) ([jie-bao](https://github.com/jie-bao))
 - GSA: Switch LabelSelector to GameServerSelector [\#2166](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2166) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
@@ -772,6 +782,10 @@
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/compare/v1.16.0-rc...v1.16.0)
 
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- GSA: Advanced Filtering via resource API [\#2188](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/2188) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
+
 **Closed issues:**
 
 - Release 1.16.0-rc [\#2179](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/2179)
@@ -1052,6 +1066,7 @@
 - Add "gke" prefix to TCP e2e firewall [\#1991](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1991) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Upgrade crd-client example [\#1986](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1986) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Ignore Rust SDK Target folder [\#1985](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1985) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
+- Update all reference of `master` to `main` [\#1983](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1983) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Preparation for 1.13.0 [\#1979](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1979) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 
 ## [v1.12.0](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/tree/v1.12.0) (2021-02-02)
@@ -1073,7 +1088,6 @@
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
-- Update all reference of `master` to `main` [\#1983](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1983) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Release 1.12.0 [\#1978](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1978) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Limit the disableTLS to only gRPC API [\#1968](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1968) ([pooneh-m](https://github.com/pooneh-m))
 
@@ -1469,6 +1483,7 @@
 - Preparation for 1.8.0 Release [\#1681](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1681) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Add links to relevant AWS EKS documentation [\#1675](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1675) ([comerford](https://github.com/comerford))
 - Move CloudBuild to N1\_HIGHCPU\_32 [\#1668](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1668) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
+- Added missing FailNow calls to sdkserver unit tests [\#1659](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1659) ([akremsa](https://github.com/akremsa))
 
 ## [v1.7.0](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/tree/v1.7.0) (2020-07-07)
 
@@ -1525,7 +1540,6 @@
 - Adding AccelByte in Companies using Agones list [\#1593](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1593) ([accelbyte-raymond](https://github.com/accelbyte-raymond))
 - Metrics: add namespace to distinguish fleets with the same name [\#1585](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1585) ([akremsa](https://github.com/akremsa))
 - Move ContainerPortAllocation to beta [\#1577](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1577) ([akremsa](https://github.com/akremsa))
-- Player Tracking guide, and GameServer reference. [\#1569](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1569) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - New metric - state duration [\#1468](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1468) ([aLekSer](https://github.com/aLekSer))
 
 **Fixed bugs:**
@@ -1557,7 +1571,6 @@
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - Release 1.7.0-rc [\#1662](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1662) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
-- Added missing FailNow calls to sdkserver unit tests [\#1659](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1659) ([akremsa](https://github.com/akremsa))
 - Update Node.js dependencies in sdk and example [\#1657](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1657) ([steven-supersolid](https://github.com/steven-supersolid))
 - Update Agones developer guide to point at faster targets [\#1656](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1656) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Cleanup e2e namespaces before test start [\#1655](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1655) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
@@ -1629,6 +1642,7 @@
 - Switch Node.js SDK grpc dependency to grpc-js [\#1489](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/1489)
 - Update to opencensus v0.22 [\#892](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/892)
 - Player Tracking: REST SDK Reference [\#1570](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1570) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
+- Player Tracking guide, and GameServer reference. [\#1569](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1569) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Player Tracking SDK Reference [\#1564](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1564) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Fleet Aggregate Player Tracking Logic [\#1561](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1561) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Add Third Party \> Libraries and Tools section [\#1558](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1558) ([danieloliveira079](https://github.com/danieloliveira079))
@@ -1798,7 +1812,6 @@
 - SdkServer: updateState does not do a DeepClone\(\) [\#1398](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1398) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Fix SDK conformance GRPC gateway test [\#1390](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1390) ([aLekSer](https://github.com/aLekSer))
 - Extra Debugging for TestGameServerReserve [\#1334](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1334) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
-- Fix for `go mod vendor` command [\#1322](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1322) ([aLekSer](https://github.com/aLekSer))
 
 **Closed issues:**
 
@@ -1907,6 +1920,7 @@
 - Save UE4 Plugin settings to per-project config file [\#1352](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1352) ([drichardson](https://github.com/drichardson))
 - Stackdriver - fix getMonitoredResource [\#1335](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1335) ([aLekSer](https://github.com/aLekSer))
 - Flakiness: TestGameServerAllocationDeletionOnUnAllocate [\#1328](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1328) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
+- Fix for `go mod vendor` command [\#1322](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1322) ([aLekSer](https://github.com/aLekSer))
 - Support UE4 BuildSettingsVersion.V2 [\#1319](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1319) ([drichardson](https://github.com/drichardson))
 - Fleet: Add validation for Strategy Type [\#1316](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1316) ([aLekSer](https://github.com/aLekSer))
 - Workerqueue IsConflict needed to check error Cause [\#1310](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1310) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
@@ -2127,6 +2141,7 @@
 - Docs: Fix using GOPATH in the guides, added shortcode ghrelease [\#1165](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1165) ([aLekSer](https://github.com/aLekSer))
 - Add top level notes on functionalitity on Unity & Unreal docs [\#1164](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1164) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Preperation for 1.2.0 sprint [\#1162](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1162) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
+- Update "Local Development" documents [\#1159](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1159) ([aLekSer](https://github.com/aLekSer))
 - Fix CPP SDK archive path - created separate one [\#1142](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1142) ([aLekSer](https://github.com/aLekSer))
 - Move Googlers no longer actively reviewing code to emeritus owners [\#1116](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1116) ([roberthbailey](https://github.com/roberthbailey))
 
@@ -2154,7 +2169,6 @@
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - Release 1.1.0 [\#1161](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1161) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
-- Update "Local Development" documents [\#1159](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1159) ([aLekSer](https://github.com/aLekSer))
 - Cloud Build: Add --output-sync=target to run-sdk-conformance-tests [\#1157](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1157) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
 - Update the images for all examples to use the 1.1 SDKs [\#1153](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1153) ([roberthbailey](https://github.com/roberthbailey))
 - Replace `\>` quoted text with alert shortcodes [\#1152](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/1152) ([markmandel](https://github.com/markmandel))
diff --git a/install/helm/agones/Chart.yaml b/install/helm/agones/Chart.yaml
index 1165e546fa..57671f7fb3 100644
--- a/install/helm/agones/Chart.yaml
+++ b/install/helm/agones/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
 
 apiVersion: v1
-appVersion: "1.27.0-rc"
-version: 1.27.0-rc
+appVersion: "1.27.0"
+version: 1.27.0
 name: agones
 description: a library for hosting, running and scaling dedicated game servers on Kubernetes.
 keywords:
diff --git a/install/helm/agones/values.yaml b/install/helm/agones/values.yaml
index e5d7907748..bce685c8cd 100644
--- a/install/helm/agones/values.yaml
+++ b/install/helm/agones/values.yaml
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ agones:
     allocationBatchWaitTime: 500ms
   image:
     registry: gcr.io/agones-images
-    tag: 1.27.0-rc
+    tag: 1.27.0
     controller:
       name: agones-controller
       pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
diff --git a/install/yaml/install.yaml b/install/yaml/install.yaml
index d9cbaa1586..4cff5fee17 100644
--- a/install/yaml/install.yaml
+++ b/install/yaml/install.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: agones-system
   labels:
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 ---
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: agones-system
   labels:
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 ---
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
   labels:
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 ---
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: agones-system
   labels:
     app: agones
-    chart: "agones-1.27.0-rc"
+    chart: "agones-1.27.0"
     release: "agones-manual"
     heritage: "Helm"
 type: Opaque
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: agones-system
   labels:
     app: agones
-    chart: "agones-1.27.0-rc"
+    chart: "agones-1.27.0"
     release: "agones-manual"
     heritage: "Helm"
 data:
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: agones-system
   labels:
     app: agones
-    chart: "agones-1.27.0-rc"
+    chart: "agones-1.27.0"
     release: "agones-manual"
     heritage: "Helm"
 data:
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: agones-system
   labels:
     app: agones
-    chart: "agones-1.27.0-rc"
+    chart: "agones-1.27.0"
     release: "agones-manual"
     heritage: "Helm"
 data:
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     component: crd
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 spec:
@@ -4857,7 +4857,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     component: crd
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 spec:
@@ -5003,7 +5003,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     component: crd
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 spec:
@@ -9541,7 +9541,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     component: crd
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
   name: gameserverallocationpolicies.multicluster.agones.dev
@@ -9620,7 +9620,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     component: crd
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 spec:
@@ -14298,7 +14298,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: agones-system
   labels:
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 rules:
@@ -14329,7 +14329,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: agones-system
   labels:
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 rules:
@@ -14375,7 +14375,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: agones-system
   labels:
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 rules:
@@ -14395,7 +14395,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: agones-system
   labels:
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 subjects:
@@ -14415,7 +14415,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: agones-system
   labels:
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 subjects:
@@ -14467,7 +14467,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
   labels:
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 subjects:
@@ -14488,7 +14488,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     component: ping
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 spec:
@@ -14510,7 +14510,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     component: ping
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 spec:
@@ -14546,7 +14546,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     agones.dev/role: controller
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 spec:
@@ -14583,7 +14583,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     component: allocator
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 spec:
@@ -14605,7 +14605,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     multicluster.agones.dev/role: allocator
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 spec:
@@ -14640,7 +14640,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     component: controller
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 spec:
@@ -14683,7 +14683,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: agones-controller
       containers:
       - name: agones-controller
-        image: "gcr.io/agones-images/agones-controller:1.27.0-rc"
+        image: "gcr.io/agones-images/agones-controller:1.27.0"
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         env:
         # minimum port that can be exposed to GameServer traffic
@@ -14693,7 +14693,7 @@ spec:
         - name: MAX_PORT
           value: "8000"
         - name: SIDECAR_IMAGE # overwrite the GameServer sidecar image that is used
-          value: "gcr.io/agones-images/agones-sdk:1.27.0-rc"
+          value: "gcr.io/agones-images/agones-sdk:1.27.0"
         - name: ALWAYS_PULL_SIDECAR # set the sidecar imagePullPolicy to Always
           value: "false"
         - name: SIDECAR_CPU_REQUEST
@@ -14789,7 +14789,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     component: ping
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 spec:
@@ -14824,7 +14824,7 @@ spec:
       priorityClassName: agones-system
       containers:
         - name: agones-ping
-          image: "gcr.io/agones-images/agones-ping:1.27.0-rc"
+          image: "gcr.io/agones-images/agones-ping:1.27.0"
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
@@ -14897,7 +14897,7 @@ spec:
           secretName: allocator-client-ca
       containers:
       - name: agones-allocator
-        image: "gcr.io/agones-images/agones-allocator:1.27.0-rc"
+        image: "gcr.io/agones-images/agones-allocator:1.27.0"
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
@@ -14973,7 +14973,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     component: controller
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 spec:
@@ -15009,7 +15009,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     component: controller
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 webhooks:
@@ -15061,7 +15061,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     component: controller
     app: agones
-    chart: agones-1.27.0-rc
+    chart: agones-1.27.0
     release: agones-manual
     heritage: Helm
 webhooks:
diff --git a/sdks/csharp/sdk/AgonesSDK.nuspec b/sdks/csharp/sdk/AgonesSDK.nuspec
index 4393d6e7e8..6e205ea72b 100644
--- a/sdks/csharp/sdk/AgonesSDK.nuspec
+++ b/sdks/csharp/sdk/AgonesSDK.nuspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package >
   <metadata>
     <id>AgonesSDK</id>
-    <version>1.27.0-rc</version>
+    <version>1.27.0</version>
     <authors>Google LLC</authors>
     <owners>Google LLC</owners>
     <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
diff --git a/sdks/csharp/sdk/csharp-sdk.csproj b/sdks/csharp/sdk/csharp-sdk.csproj
index 3f3b445e15..57c91a782f 100644
--- a/sdks/csharp/sdk/csharp-sdk.csproj
+++ b/sdks/csharp/sdk/csharp-sdk.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://agones.dev</PackageProjectUrl>
     <PackageLicenseUrl>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0</PackageLicenseUrl>
     <AssemblyName>AgonesSDK</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>1.27.0-rc</Version>
+    <Version>1.27.0</Version>
     <PackageTags>agones, googleforgames, kuberenetes, multiplayer, gameservers</PackageTags>
     <Company>agones.dev</Company>
     <Configurations>Debug;Release;DebugProtoGen</Configurations>
diff --git a/sdks/nodejs/package-lock.json b/sdks/nodejs/package-lock.json
index 8c4c9ae59f..5d17cd75d9 100644
--- a/sdks/nodejs/package-lock.json
+++ b/sdks/nodejs/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "@google-cloud/agones-sdk",
-    "version": "1.27.0-rc",
+    "version": "1.27.0",
     "lockfileVersion": 2,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "@google-cloud/agones-sdk",
-            "version": "1.27.0-rc",
+            "version": "1.27.0",
             "license": "Apache-2.0",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@grpc/grpc-js": "1.5.4",
diff --git a/sdks/nodejs/package.json b/sdks/nodejs/package.json
index a58de2e2de..9d65b6081c 100644
--- a/sdks/nodejs/package.json
+++ b/sdks/nodejs/package.json
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@
     "publishConfig": {
         "access": "public"
     },
-    "version": "1.27.0-rc"
+    "version": "1.27.0"
 }
diff --git a/sdks/unity/package.json b/sdks/unity/package.json
index 71de1ee18d..c36779fee4 100644
--- a/sdks/unity/package.json
+++ b/sdks/unity/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "com.googleforgames.agones",
-    "version": "1.27.0-rc",
+    "version": "1.27.0",
     "displayName": "Agones Unity SDK",
     "description": "The Unity Gameserver SDK for Agones",
     "unity": "2019.1",
diff --git a/site/config.toml b/site/config.toml
index 6fbf10e9b5..c15ccaf41f 100644
--- a/site/config.toml
+++ b/site/config.toml
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ github_repo = "https://github.com/googleforgames/agones"
 gcs_engine_id = "016691298986124624340:x7qv2dywdao"
 
 # current release branch. Never is rc.
-release_branch = "release-1.26.0"
+release_branch = "release-1.27.0"
 # the main version. Never is rc.
-release_version = "1.26.0"
+release_version = "1.27.0"
 
 # shown for production
 supported_k8s = "1.23"
diff --git a/site/content/en/blog/releases/1.27.0-rc.md b/site/content/en/blog/releases/1.27.0-rc.md
index 8f69064509..4fd0c5937e 100644
--- a/site/content/en/blog/releases/1.27.0-rc.md
+++ b/site/content/en/blog/releases/1.27.0-rc.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This release has lots of important changes including:
 - Provide more flexibility on utilising the cluster autoscaler with graceful termination.
 - Reduced logging verbosity by wrapping an error into function.
 
-Check the <a href="https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/tree/release-1.27.0-rc" data-proofer-ignore>README</a> for details on features, installation and usage.
+Check the <a href="https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/tree/release-1.27.0-rc">README</a> for details on features, installation and usage.
 
 **Implemented enhancements:**
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Check the <a href="https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/tree/release-1.27.0-
 Documentation: https://development.agones.dev/site/
 
 
-See <a href="https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/blob/release-1.27.0-rc/CHANGELOG.md" data-proofer-ignore>CHANGELOG</a> for more details on changes.
+See <a href="https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/blob/release-1.27.0-rc/CHANGELOG.md">CHANGELOG</a> for more details on changes.
 
 Images available with this release:
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Images available with this release:
 
 Helm chart available with this release:
 
-- <a href="https://agones.dev/chart/stable/agones-1.27.0-rc.tgz" data-proofer-ignore>
+- <a href="https://agones.dev/chart/stable/agones-1.27.0-rc.tgz">
   <code>helm install agones agones/agones --version 1.27.0-rc</code></a>
 
 > Make sure to add our stable helm repository using `helm repo add agones https://agones.dev/chart/stable`
diff --git a/site/content/en/blog/releases/1.27.0.md b/site/content/en/blog/releases/1.27.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7937f9a205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/content/en/blog/releases/1.27.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+---
+title: "1.27.0 - Go 1.19 and Cluster Autoscaler Improvements"
+linkTitle: "1.27.0"
+date: "2022-10-25"
+---
+
+This is the 1.27.0 release of Agones.
+
+In this release Agones upgrades to Go 1.19 (from 1.17!), so we can take advantage of all the [improvements therein](https://tip.golang.org/doc/go1.19).
+
+This release has lots of important changes including:
+- Enable image streaming everywhere by default on GKE
+- Provide more flexibility on utilising the cluster autoscaler with graceful termination.
+- Reduced logging verbosity by wrapping an error into function.
+
+Check the <a href="https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/tree/release-1.27.0" data-proofer-ignore>README</a> for details on features, installation and usage.
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- Allow cluster autoscaler to scale down game server pods [\#2747](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/2747)
+- \[GKE\] - Should we enable image streaming everywhere? [\#2746](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/2746)
+- Support Agones on ARM systems [\#2216](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/2216)
+- Update example containers to fix security vulnerabilities [\#1154](https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/issues/1154)
+
+
+See <a href="https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/blob/release-1.27.0/CHANGELOG.md" data-proofer-ignore>CHANGELOG</a> for more details on changes.
+
+Images available with this release:
+
+- [gcr.io/agones-images/agones-controller:1.27.0](https://gcr.io/agones-images/agones-controller:1.27.0)
+- [gcr.io/agones-images/agones-sdk:1.27.0](https://gcr.io/agones-images/agones-sdk:1.27.0)
+- [gcr.io/agones-images/agones-ping:1.27.0](https://gcr.io/agones-images/agones-ping:1.27.0)
+- [gcr.io/agones-images/agones-allocator:1.27.0](https://gcr.io/agones-images/agones-allocator:1.27.0)
+- [gcr.io/agones-images/allocation-endpoint-proxy:0.2](https://gcr.io/agones-images/allocation-endpoint-proxy:0.2)
+- [gcr.io/agones-images/autoscaler-webhook:0.5](https://gcr.io/agones-images/autoscaler-webhook:0.5)
+- [gcr.io/agones-images/cpp-simple-server:0.15](https://gcr.io/agones-images/cpp-simple-server:0.15)
+- [gcr.io/agones-images/crd-client:0.7](https://gcr.io/agones-images/crd-client:0.7)
+- [gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.8](https://gcr.io/agones-images/nodejs-simple-server:0.8)
+- [gcr.io/agones-images/rust-simple-server:0.11](https://gcr.io/agones-images/rust-simple-server:0.11)
+- [gcr.io/agones-images/simple-game-server:0.14](https://gcr.io/agones-images/simple-game-server:0.14)
+- [gcr.io/agones-images/supertuxkart-example:0.6](https://gcr.io/agones-images/supertuxkart-example:0.6)
+- [gcr.io/agones-images/unity-simple-server:0.3](https://gcr.io/agones-images/unity-simple-server:0.3)
+- [gcr.io/agones-images/xonotic-example:0.9](https://gcr.io/agones-images/xonotic-example:0.9)
+
+Helm chart available with this release:
+
+- <a href="https://agones.dev/chart/stable/agones-1.27.0.tgz" data-proofer-ignore>
+  <code>helm install agones agones/agones --version 1.27.0</code></a>
+
+> Make sure to add our stable helm repository using `helm repo add agones https://agones.dev/chart/stable`
+
+
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/Advanced/scheduling-and-autoscaling.md b/site/content/en/docs/Advanced/scheduling-and-autoscaling.md
index 453c91d5c8..8cd2528a7d 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/Advanced/scheduling-and-autoscaling.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/Advanced/scheduling-and-autoscaling.md
@@ -97,13 +97,6 @@ This affects the Cluster autoscaler, Allocation Scheduling, Pod Scheduling and F
 
 #### Cluster Autoscaler
 
-{{% feature expiryVersion="1.27.0" %}}
-To ensure that the Cluster Autoscaler doesn't attempt to evict and move `GameServer` `Pods` onto new Nodes during
-gameplay, Agones adds the annotation [`"cluster-autoscaler.kubernetes.io/safe-to-evict": "false"`](https://github.com/kubernetes/autoscaler/blob/master/cluster-autoscaler/FAQ.md#what-types-of-pods-can-prevent-ca-from-removing-a-node)
-to the backing Pod.
-{{% /feature %}}
-
-{{% feature publishVersion="1.27.0" %}}
 When using the “Packed” strategy, Agones will ensure that the Cluster Autoscaler doesn't attempt to evict and move `GameServer` `Pods` onto new Nodes during
 gameplay by adding the annotation [`"cluster-autoscaler.kubernetes.io/safe-to-evict": "false"`](https://github.com/kubernetes/autoscaler/blob/master/cluster-autoscaler/FAQ.md#what-types-of-pods-can-prevent-ca-from-removing-a-node)
 to the backing Pod.
@@ -150,7 +143,6 @@ spec:
           containers:
           - image: {{< example-image >}}
 ```
-{{% /feature %}}
 
 #### Allocation Scheduling Strategy
 
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/Installation/Creating Cluster/gke.md b/site/content/en/docs/Installation/Creating Cluster/gke.md
index 56acb0b67a..e61dfd5bd7 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/Installation/Creating Cluster/gke.md	
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/Installation/Creating Cluster/gke.md	
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ gcloud container clusters create [CLUSTER_NAME] --cluster-version={{% k8s-versio
   --tags=game-server \
   --scopes=gke-default \
   --num-nodes=4 \
-  --no-enable-autoupgrade \{{% feature publishVersion="1.27.0" %}}  --enable-image-streaming \{{% /feature %}}
+  --no-enable-autoupgrade \ 
+  --enable-image-streaming \
   --machine-type=e2-standard-4
 ```
 
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@ Flag explanations:
 * tags: Defines the tags that will be attached to new nodes in the cluster. This is to grant access through ports via the firewall created in the next step.
 * scopes: Defines the Oauth scopes required by the nodes.
 * num-nodes: The number of nodes to be created in each of the cluster's zones. Default: 4. Depending on the needs of your game, this parameter should be adjusted.
-* no-enable-autoupgrade: Disable automatic upgrades for nodes to reduce the likelihood of in-use games being disrupted. {{% feature publishVersion="1.27.0" %}}* enable-image-streaming: Use [Image streaming](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/image-streaming) to pull container images, which leads to significant improvements in initialization times. [Limitations](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/image-streaming#limitations) apply to enable this feature. {{% /feature %}}
+* no-enable-autoupgrade: Disable automatic upgrades for nodes to reduce the likelihood of in-use games being disrupted.
+* enable-image-streaming: Use [Image streaming](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/image-streaming) to pull container images, which leads to significant improvements in initialization times. [Limitations](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/image-streaming#limitations) apply to enable this feature.
 * machine-type: The type of machine to use for nodes. Default: e2-standard-4. Depending on the needs of your game, you may wish to [have smaller or larger machines](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/machine-types).
 
 ### (Optional) Creating a dedicated node pool
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/Installation/Install Agones/helm.md b/site/content/en/docs/Installation/Install Agones/helm.md
index 90865b3617..44cff61d9e 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/Installation/Install Agones/helm.md	
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/Installation/Install Agones/helm.md	
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ The following tables lists the configurable parameters of the Agones chart and t
 | `agones.allocator.updateStrategy`                        | The [strategy](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/deployment/#strategy) to apply to the ping deployment      | `{}`                   |
 | `agones.ping.updateStrategy`                             | The [strategy](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/deployment/#strategy) to apply to the allocator deployment | `{}`                   |
 
-{{% feature publishVersion="1.27.0" %}}
+{{% feature publishVersion="1.28.0" %}}
 **New Configuration Features:**
 | Parameter                                                | Description                                                                                                                         | Default                |
 | -------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/Installation/Terraform/gke.md b/site/content/en/docs/Installation/Terraform/gke.md
index 2b8862789c..2687880084 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/Installation/Terraform/gke.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/Installation/Terraform/gke.md
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ Configurable parameters:
 - name - the name of the GKE cluster (default is "agones-terraform-example")
 - agones_version - the version of agones to install (an empty string, which is the default, is the latest version from the [Helm repository](https://agones.dev/chart/stable))
 - machine_type - machine type for hosting game servers (default is "e2-standard-4")
-- node_count - count of game server nodes for the default node pool (default is "4") {{% feature publishVersion="1.27.0" %}} - enable_image_streaming - whether or not to enable image streaming for the `"default"` node pool (default is true) {{% /feature %}}
+- node_count - count of game server nodes for the default node pool (default is "4") 
+- enable_image_streaming - whether or not to enable image streaming for the `"default"` node pool (default is true) 
 - zone - the name of the [zone](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/regions-zones) you want your cluster to be
   created in (default is "us-west1-c")
 - network - the name of the VPC network you want your cluster and firewall rules to be connected to (default is "default")
diff --git a/site/layouts/partials/navbar.html b/site/layouts/partials/navbar.html
index 773e54398f..a4e831d2f2 100644
--- a/site/layouts/partials/navbar.html
+++ b/site/layouts/partials/navbar.html
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 				<div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdownMenuLink">
 					<a class="dropdown-item" href="https://development.agones.dev">Development</a>
 					<a class="dropdown-item" href="https://agones.dev">{{ .Site.Params.release_version }}</a>
+					<a class="dropdown-item" href="https://1-26-0.agones.dev">1.26.0</a>
 					<a class="dropdown-item" href="https://1-25-0.agones.dev">1.25.0</a>
 					<a class="dropdown-item" href="https://1-24-0.agones.dev">1.24.0</a>
 					<a class="dropdown-item" href="https://1-23-0.agones.dev">1.23.0</a>