diff --git a/couchrest.gemspec b/couchrest.gemspec
index 4af92bf..db09d15 100644
--- a/couchrest.gemspec
+++ b/couchrest.gemspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = %q{couchrest}
-  s.version = "0.26"
+  s.version = "0.27"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["J. Chris Anderson", "Matt Aimonetti"]
diff --git a/lib/couchrest.rb b/lib/couchrest.rb
index 26406df..9db73dd 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require 'rubygems'
 begin
   require 'json'
 rescue LoadError
-  raise "You need install and require your own compatible json library since couchrest rest couldn't load the json/json_pure gem" unless Kernel.const_defined?("JSON")
+  raise "You need install and require your own json compatible library since couchrest rest couldn't load the json/json_pure gem" unless Kernel.const_defined?("JSON")
 end
 require 'rest_client'
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ require 'couchrest/monkeypatches'
 
 # = CouchDB, close to the metal
 module CouchRest
-  VERSION    = '0.26' unless self.const_defined?("VERSION")
+  VERSION    = '0.27' unless self.const_defined?("VERSION")
   
   autoload :Server,       'couchrest/core/server'
   autoload :Database,     'couchrest/core/database'