diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f50c8ec89ff..486322d8ccb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The latest stable SDK release can be retrieved from [Maven Central](https://sear
 ```gradle
 ext {
     versions = [
-        commercetools: "17.26.0"
+        commercetools: "17.27.0-alpha.1-mcg"
     ]
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 ```maven
 <properties>
-    <commercetools.version>17.26.0</commercetools.version>
+    <commercetools.version>17.27.0-alpha.1-mcg</commercetools.version>
 </properties>
 <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/maven-okhttp3/pom.xml b/examples/maven-okhttp3/pom.xml
index 52420345f82..55ff8426fe7 100644
--- a/examples/maven-okhttp3/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/maven-okhttp3/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <properties>
-        <commercetools.version>17.26.0</commercetools.version>
+        <commercetools.version>17.27.0-alpha.1-mcg</commercetools.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/maven-okhttp4/pom.xml b/examples/maven-okhttp4/pom.xml
index c8113a2bdb6..f8bda4f85cc 100644
--- a/examples/maven-okhttp4/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/maven-okhttp4/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <properties>
-        <commercetools.version>17.26.0</commercetools.version>
+        <commercetools.version>17.27.0-alpha.1-mcg</commercetools.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/spring-datadog-statsd/build.gradle b/examples/spring-datadog-statsd/build.gradle
index 7aacfc8622b..220c2873883 100644
--- a/examples/spring-datadog-statsd/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-datadog-statsd/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-            commercetools: "17.26.0",
+            commercetools: "17.27.0-alpha.1-mcg",
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/spring-datadog/build.gradle b/examples/spring-datadog/build.gradle
index a3adbeba903..a7c18414e91 100644
--- a/examples/spring-datadog/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-datadog/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-            commercetools: "17.26.0",
+            commercetools: "17.27.0-alpha.1-mcg",
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/spring-dynatrace-oneagent/build.gradle b/examples/spring-dynatrace-oneagent/build.gradle
index 32e7ad8fbf0..f2af4e84518 100644
--- a/examples/spring-dynatrace-oneagent/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-dynatrace-oneagent/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-            commercetools: "17.26.0",
+            commercetools: "17.27.0-alpha.1-mcg",
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/spring-newrelic/build.gradle b/examples/spring-newrelic/build.gradle
index 2836997c776..6041da23a7e 100644
--- a/examples/spring-newrelic/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-newrelic/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-            commercetools: "17.26.0",
+            commercetools: "17.27.0-alpha.1-mcg",
             newrelic: "8.16.0"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/examples/spring-otel/build.gradle b/examples/spring-otel/build.gradle
index 680a8ffe9dd..43941f30d50 100644
--- a/examples/spring-otel/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-otel/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repositories {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-            commercetools: "17.26.0",
+            commercetools: "17.27.0-alpha.1-mcg",
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/spring/build.gradle b/examples/spring/build.gradle
index 084ee371356..24235424c6b 100644
--- a/examples/spring/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring/build.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spotless {
 
 ext {
     versions = [
-        commercetools: "17.26.0"
+        commercetools: "17.27.0-alpha.1-mcg"
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index b2969adb2b9..95f478b7530 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#Mon Feb 03 10:15:35 UTC 2025
+#Tue Feb 11 08:27:36 UTC 2025
 kotlinVersion=1.5.30
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m
-version=17.27.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=17.28.0-SNAPSHOT
diff --git a/reference.txt b/reference.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 34309cb1459..00000000000
--- a/reference.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ad99469046af42aaf1e65fe1a82a2188ba6a3a3f