diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e6cfb4b6bce..d95bcc15563 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Test shell scripts
-      if: matrix.otp == '26'
+      if: matrix.otp == '27'
       run: |
         shellcheck test/ejabberd_SUITE_data/gencerts.sh
         shellcheck tools/captcha.sh
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
         grep -q "is started in" $RE/logs/ejabberd.log
 
     - name: Run XMPP Interoperability Tests against CI server.
-      if: matrix.otp == '26'
+      if: matrix.otp == '27'
       continue-on-error: true
       uses: XMPP-Interop-Testing/xmpp-interop-tests-action@v1.4.0
       with:
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ jobs:
         find logs/ -name exunit.log -exec cat '{}' ';'
 
     - name: Send to coveralls
-      if: matrix.otp == '26'
+      if: matrix.otp == '27'
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       run: |
diff --git a/tools/make-binaries b/tools/make-binaries
index 36b29d3643f..5c92b241bb8 100755
--- a/tools/make-binaries
+++ b/tools/make-binaries
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ expat_vsn='2.6.4'
 zlib_vsn='1.3.1'
 yaml_vsn='0.2.5'
 ssl_vsn='3.4.0'
-otp_vsn='26.2.5.4'
+otp_vsn='27.2'
 elixir_vsn='1.18.1'
 pam_vsn='1.6.1'
 png_vsn='1.6.44'