diff --git a/conda-env/prod.yml b/conda-env/prod.yml
index f8c0f32f8..888dbca01 100644
--- a/conda-env/prod.yml
+++ b/conda-env/prod.yml
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ dependencies:
   # =================
   - python=3.9.10
   - pip=22.0.3
-  - e3sm_diags=2.7.0rc2
+  - e3sm_diags=2.7.0
 prefix: /opt/miniconda3/envs/e3sm_diags_prod
diff --git a/docs/source/dev_guide/releasing-e3sm-diags.rst b/docs/source/dev_guide/releasing-e3sm-diags.rst
index 7b799cbb5..58c018c65 100644
--- a/docs/source/dev_guide/releasing-e3sm-diags.rst
+++ b/docs/source/dev_guide/releasing-e3sm-diags.rst
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ Bumping the Version
 
         # Prepend "v" to <version>
         # For release candidates, append "rc" to <version>
-        git checkout -b v<version>
-        git push --set-upstream origin v<version>
+        git checkout -b bump/v<version>
+        git push --set-upstream origin bump/v<version>
 
 3. Bump version using tbump.
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Bumping the Version
         => Would run these git commands
         $ git add --update
         $ git commit --message Bump to 2.6.0
-        $ git push origin v2.6.0
+        $ git push origin bump/v2.6.0
         :: Looking good? (y/N)
         >
 
diff --git a/e3sm_diags/__init__.py b/e3sm_diags/__init__.py
index aa8738cc9..ca0d659a6 100644
--- a/e3sm_diags/__init__.py
+++ b/e3sm_diags/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
-__version__ = "v2.7.0rc2"
+__version__ = "v2.7.0"
 INSTALL_PATH = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "share/e3sm_diags/")
 
 # Disable MPI in cdms2, which is not currently supported by E3SM-unified
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index da7afb778..9f9cac5d5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def get_all_files_in_dir(directory, pattern):
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     ],
     name="e3sm_diags",
-    version="2.7.0rc2",
+    version="2.7.0",
     author="Chengzhu (Jill) Zhang, Tom Vo, Ryan Forsyth, Chris Golaz and Zeshawn Shaheen",
     author_email="zhang40@llnl.gov",
     description="E3SM Diagnostics",
diff --git a/tbump.toml b/tbump.toml
index a3c5070c7..79890353b 100644
--- a/tbump.toml
+++ b/tbump.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 github_url = "https://github.com/E3SM-Project/e3sm_diags"
 
 [version]
-current = "2.7.0rc2"
+current = "2.7.0"
 
 # Example of a semver regexp.
 # Make sure this matches current_version before