diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index ecebba2a..a8dfd094 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.27.3"
+  ".": "0.27.4"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 773d70fa..d58c346b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.27.4](https://github.com/opencadc/science-platform/compare/0.27.3...0.27.4) (2025-02-06)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* use java api to merge image pull secret if present or omit otherwise ([d5f3374](https://github.com/opencadc/science-platform/commit/d5f3374f70a5f4bf03dfd2335a9dad2549e83a40))
+
 ## [0.27.3](https://github.com/opencadc/science-platform/compare/0.27.2...0.27.3) (2025-02-04)
 
 
diff --git a/skaha/gradle.properties b/skaha/gradle.properties
index f7ca6435..bedda348 100644
--- a/skaha/gradle.properties
+++ b/skaha/gradle.properties
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ majorVersion = 0
 minorVersion = 27
 # x-release-please-end
 # x-release-please-start-patch
-patchVersion = 3
+patchVersion = 4
 # x-release-please-end