diff --git a/MSBuild/Robust.Engine.Version.props b/MSBuild/Robust.Engine.Version.props
index f8ea63651..cf7ce0be7 100644
--- a/MSBuild/Robust.Engine.Version.props
+++ b/MSBuild/Robust.Engine.Version.props
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-<Project>

    <!-- This file automatically reset by Tools/version.py -->

    <PropertyGroup><Version>270.1.0</Version></PropertyGroup>

</Project>

\ No newline at end of file
+<Project>

+    <!-- This file automatically reset by Tools/version.py -->

+    <PropertyGroup><Version>271.0.0</Version></PropertyGroup>

+</Project>

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 73663b779..4ff8f4d16 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -35,6 +35,29 @@ END TEMPLATE-->
 
 ### Breaking changes
 
+*None yet*
+
+### New features
+
+*None yet*
+
+### Bugfixes
+
+*None yet*
+
+### Other
+
+*None yet*
+
+### Internal
+
+*None yet*
+
+
+## 271.0.0
+
+### Breaking changes
+
 * Made types & methods related to `SharedNetworkResourceManager` internals `internal`.
 
 ### New features