diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c69e82b..1252e26 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# 0.2.7
+
+- `_metadata` now returns null if the metadata table or the requested field is
+    missing.
+
 # 0.1.14
 
 - Allows `template` key in `metadata` table.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 78315c2..1a68a09 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "mbtiles",
-    "version": "0.2.6",
+    "version": "0.2.7",
     "description": "Utilities and tilelive integration for the MBTiles format.",
     "url": "http://github.com/mapbox/node-mbtiles",
     "author": {