diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6a6a3d8e35c7a98eaeb47d4212cc13d1d8938003..24ba9a38de68d00674ec97b283a967699716b9f4 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6.1
+2.7.0
diff --git a/containers/builder/spack.yaml b/containers/builder/spack.yaml
index 8a4d53af7a477480531356f296bb69812b65012b..f90271e8e906ab219d1674c469eeecc04005b6e0 100644
--- a/containers/builder/spack.yaml
+++ b/containers/builder/spack.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spack:
     - podio@0.13
     - geant4@10.6.2 cxxstd=17 +opengl +vecgeom +x11 +qt ^qt +opengl
     - dd4hep@1.14.1 +geant4 +assimp +hepmc3 +ipo
-    - acts@4.01.0 +dd4hep +digitization +identification +json +tgeo +ipo
+    - acts@5.00.0 +dd4hep +digitization +identification +json +tgeo +ipo
     - gaudi@34.0
     - dawn@3_91a
     - dawncut@1_54a
diff --git a/spack/packages/acts/package.py b/spack/packages/acts/package.py
index 0cc0dae7cda2eeb58dedca8e4a7580477c97639b..59abfb5b2af2daca5010b44fb6a679d2443e1444 100644
--- a/spack/packages/acts/package.py
+++ b/spack/packages/acts/package.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Acts(CMakePackage, CudaPackage):
 
     # Supported Acts versions
     version('master', branch='master')
+    version('5.00.0', commit='df77b91a7d37b8db6ed028a4d737014b5ad86bb7')
     version('4.01.0', commit='c383bf434ef69939b47e840e0eac0ba632e6af9f')
     version('4.00.0', commit='ed64b4b88d366b63adc4a8d1afe5bc97aa5751eb')
     version('3.00.0', commit='e20260fccb469f4253519d3f0ddb3191b7046db3')