# CiviCRM 5.27.3

Released July 23, 2020

- **[Synopsis](#synopsis)**
- **[Bugs resolved](#bugs)**
- **[Credits](#credits)**
- **[Feedback](#feedback)**

## <a name="synopsis"></a>Synopsis

| *Does this version...?*                                         |         |
|:--------------------------------------------------------------- |:-------:|
| Fix security vulnerabilities?                                   |   no    |
| Change the database schema?                                     |   no    |
| Alter the API?                                                  |   no    |
| Require attention to configuration options?                     |   no    |
| **Fix problems installing or upgrading to a previous version?** | **yes** |
| Introduce features?                                             |   no    |
| Fix bugs?                                                       |   no    |

## <a name="bugs"></a>Bugs resolved

* **_Upgrade_: Fix "no such field" error involving `civicrm_custom_field`.`serialize`
  ([dev/core#1846](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1846):
  [#17876](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17876),
  [#17907](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17907),
  [#17909](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17909))**

## <a name="credits"></a>Credits

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This release was developed by the following authors and reviewers:

Wikimedia Foundation - Eileen McNaughton; Tadpole Collective - Kevin Cristiano; Shane Bill; JMA
Consulting - Seamus Lee; CiviCRM - Coleman Watts, Tim Otten

## <a name="feedback"></a>Feedback

These release notes are edited by Tim Otten and Andrew Hunt.  If you'd like to
provide feedback on them, please login to https://chat.civicrm.org/civicrm and
contact `@agh1`.