diff --git a/.github/workflows/unified-release.yml b/.github/workflows/unified-release.yml
index 3fce519d3..468c74a14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unified-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unified-release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        stack_version: ['2.6.0']
+        stack_version: ["2.7.0"]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 39f10e009..a16e2f54b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [2.7.0]
 ### Added
 - Added support for the `multi_terms` bucket aggregation ([#797](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/797))
 ### Changed
diff --git a/COMPATIBILITY.md b/COMPATIBILITY.md
index bc35d1928..60419c89b 100644
--- a/COMPATIBILITY.md
+++ b/COMPATIBILITY.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The below matrix shows the compatibility of the [`opensearch-py`](https://pypi.o
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0-1.2.4 | |
 | 1.1.0 | 1.3.0-1.3.7 | |
-| 2.x.x | 1.0.0-2.14.0 | client works against OpenSearch 1.x as long as features removed in 2.0 are not used |
+| 2.x.x | 1.0.0-2.16.0 | client works against OpenSearch 1.x as long as features removed in 2.0 are not used |
 
 ## Upgrading
 
diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index fdf80f16d..18c062872 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ Repositories create consistent release labels, such as `v1.0.0`, `v1.1.0` and `v
 
 The release process is standard across repositories in this org and is run by a release manager volunteering from amongst [maintainers](MAINTAINERS.md).
 
-1. Create a tag, e.g. v2.1.0, and push it to the GitHub repo.
-1. The [release-drafter.yml](.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml) will be automatically kicked off and a draft release will be created.
-1. This draft release triggers the [jenkins release workflow](https://build.ci.opensearch.org/job/opensearch-py-release/) as a result of which opensearch-py client is released on [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/opensearch-py/).
-1. Once the above release workflow is successful, the drafted release on GitHub is published automatically.
-1. Add an "Unreleased" section to CHANGELOG, and increment version to the next patch release, e.g. v2.1.1. See [example](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/593).
\ No newline at end of file
+1. Update the version in [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md), [_version.py](opensearchpy/_version.py) and [unified-release.yml](.github/workflows/unified-release.yml), make a pull request and have it merged. See [example](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/799).
+2. Create a tag, e.g. v2.1.0, and push it to the GitHub repo.
+3. The [release-drafter#draft-a-release](.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml) workflow will be automatically kicked off and a draft release will be created.
+4. The [release-drafter#pypi-publish](.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml) workflow will publish the release to [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/opensearch-py/).
+5. Add an "Unreleased" section to [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md), update the [COMPATIBILITY](COMPATIBILITY.md) matrix, and increment version in [_version.py](opensearchpy/_version.py) to the next patch release, e.g. v2.1.1. See [example](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-py/pull/593).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/benchmarks/poetry.lock b/benchmarks/poetry.lock
index 230a03426..1660a6281 100644
--- a/benchmarks/poetry.lock
+++ b/benchmarks/poetry.lock
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ files = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "opensearch-py"
-version = "2.6.0"
+version = "2.7.0"
 description = "Python client for OpenSearch"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.8, <4"
diff --git a/jenkins/release.JenkinsFile b/jenkins/release.JenkinsFile
deleted file mode 100644
index 0499e9980..000000000
--- a/jenkins/release.JenkinsFile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-lib = library(identifier: 'jenkins@1.3.1', retriever: modernSCM([
-    $class: 'GitSCMSource',
-    remote: 'https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-build-libraries.git',
-]))
-
-standardReleasePipelineWithGenericTrigger(
-    overrideDockerImage: 'opensearchstaging/ci-runner:release-centos7-clients-v4',
-    tokenIdCredential: 'jenkins-opensearch-py-generic-webhook-token',
-    causeString: 'A tag was cut on opensearch-project/opensearch-py repository causing this workflow to run',
-    downloadReleaseAsset: true,
-    publishRelease: true) {
-        publishToPyPi(credentialId: 'jenkins-opensearch-py-pypi-credentials')
-    }
diff --git a/opensearchpy/_version.py b/opensearchpy/_version.py
index 1bc96b453..845089f5b 100644
--- a/opensearchpy/_version.py
+++ b/opensearchpy/_version.py
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@
 #  specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #  under the License.
 
-__versionstr__: str = "2.6.0"
+__versionstr__: str = "2.7.0"
diff --git a/samples/poetry.lock b/samples/poetry.lock
index 09012d591..013efde69 100644
--- a/samples/poetry.lock
+++ b/samples/poetry.lock
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ files = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "opensearch-py"
-version = "2.6.0"
+version = "2.7.0"
 description = "Python client for OpenSearch"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.8, <4"
diff --git a/test_opensearchpy/run_tests.py b/test_opensearchpy/run_tests.py
index c08fdc555..a9f01b7b4 100755
--- a/test_opensearchpy/run_tests.py
+++ b/test_opensearchpy/run_tests.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def run_all(argv: Any = None) -> None:
                 "test_opensearchpy/test_async/test_server_secured/",
             ]
 
-            # Jenkins/Github actions, only run server tests
+            # GitHub Actions, only run server tests
             if environ.get("TEST_TYPE") == "server":
                 test_dir = abspath(dirname(__file__))
                 if secured: