diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 504798f..0edfc58 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 /livecd-tools-25.0.tar.gz
 /livecd-tools-26.0.tar.gz
 /livecd-tools-26.1.tar.gz
+/livecd-tools-27.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/0001-Use-systemctl-instead-of-chkconfig-for-enabling-disa.patch b/0001-Use-systemctl-instead-of-chkconfig-for-enabling-disa.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5262bd9..0000000
--- a/0001-Use-systemctl-instead-of-chkconfig-for-enabling-disa.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-From 13d352e87d2bc055273e34760ba8b389270519ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Neal Gompa <ngompa13@gmail.com>
-Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2019 07:01:17 -0400
-Subject: [PATCH] Use systemctl instead of chkconfig for enabling/disabling
- services
-
----
- imgcreate/kickstart.py | 6 +++---
- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/imgcreate/kickstart.py b/imgcreate/kickstart.py
-index 32d26b2..62396b3 100644
---- a/imgcreate/kickstart.py
-+++ b/imgcreate/kickstart.py
-@@ -267,11 +267,11 @@ class ServicesConfig(KickstartConfig):
-     """A class to apply a kickstart services configuration to a system."""
-     def apply(self, ksservices):
- 
--        if fs.chrootentitycheck('chkconfig', self.instroot):
-+        if fs.chrootentitycheck('systemctl', self.instroot):
-             for s in ksservices.enabled:
--                subprocess.call(['chkconfig', s, 'on'], preexec_fn=self.chroot)
-+                subprocess.call(['systemctl', 'enable', s], preexec_fn=self.chroot)
-             for s in ksservices.disabled:
--                subprocess.call(['chkconfig', s, 'off'], preexec_fn=self.chroot)
-+                subprocess.call(['systemctl', 'disable', s], preexec_fn=self.chroot)
- 
- class XConfig(KickstartConfig):
-     """A class to apply a kickstart X configuration to a system."""
--- 
-2.20.1
-
diff --git a/0101-creator-Change-to-text-strings-for-reading-file-list.patch b/0101-creator-Change-to-text-strings-for-reading-file-list.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 913691e..0000000
--- a/0101-creator-Change-to-text-strings-for-reading-file-list.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-From e9f51002c7dd0749723843f0c2270789faa01956 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Neal Gompa <ngompa13@gmail.com>
-Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:28:13 -0400
-Subject: [PATCH] creator: Change to text strings for reading file list from
- rpm
-
-RPM changed its Python bindings for the RPM 4.15 release so that
-everything is returned as text strings rather than byte arrays.
-
-Adapt accordingly.
----
- imgcreate/creator.py | 7 ++-----
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/imgcreate/creator.py b/imgcreate/creator.py
-index 51d92c7..e77a532 100644
---- a/imgcreate/creator.py
-+++ b/imgcreate/creator.py
-@@ -306,12 +306,9 @@ class ImageCreator(object):
-         def get_version(header):
-             version = None
-             for f in header['filenames']:
--                if f.startswith(b'/boot/vmlinuz-'):
-+                if f.startswith('/boot/vmlinuz-'):
-                     version = f[14:]
--            if version is None:
--                return version
--            else:
--                return version.decode("utf-8")
-+            return version
- 
-         ts = rpm.TransactionSet(self._instroot)
- 
--- 
-2.20.1
-
diff --git a/livecd-tools.spec b/livecd-tools.spec
index 12f465a..bf309ef 100644
--- a/livecd-tools.spec
+++ b/livecd-tools.spec
@@ -16,21 +16,13 @@
 
 Summary: Tools for building live CDs
 Name: livecd-tools
-Version: 26.1
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Version: 27.0
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 Epoch: 1
 License: GPLv2
 URL: https://github.com/livecd-tools/livecd-tools
 Source0: https://releases.pagure.org/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
-# Backport from upstream
-## Use systemctl instead of chkconfig (rhbz#1696064)
-Patch0001: 0001-Use-systemctl-instead-of-chkconfig-for-enabling-disa.patch
-
-# Proposed changes
-## Change from bytearrays to strings for data from rpm Python bindings
-Patch0101: 0101-creator-Change-to-text-strings-for-reading-file-list.patch
-
 %if %{with python2}
 BuildRequires: python2-devel
 %endif
@@ -161,13 +153,7 @@ Tools for installing Live CD ISOs to different mediums
 %endif
 
 %prep
-%setup -q
-%patch0001 -p1
-
-%if 0%{?fedora} >= 31
-# Apply only if new rpm Python binding semantics exist
-%patch0101 -p1
-%endif
+%autosetup -p1
 
 %build
 # Nothing to do
@@ -231,6 +217,24 @@ rm -rfv %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8/livecd-iso-to-*
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Apr 14 2019 Neal Gompa <ngompa13@gmail.com> - 1:27.0-1
+- Bump version to 27.0 (ngompa13)
+- imgcreate/creator: Change to text strings for reading file list from rpm
+  (ngompa13)
+- imgcreate/live: Check for dracut being installed to determine usability
+  (ngompa13)
+- imgcreate/live: Add squashfs as a mandatory extra filesystem (ngompa13)
+- imgcreate/live: Rename dracut config file to 99-liveos.conf (ngompa13)
+- 'udevadm settle' needs some time to settle (sbonds)
+- README: Removed unnecessary 'the' (scwicker)
+- imgcreate/kickstart: Use systemctl for enabling/disabling services (ngompa13)
+- livecd-iso-to-disk: Simply mount read-only to test for flat_squashfs.
+  (fgrose)
+- editliveos: Accommodate netinstall in multi boot configuration files.
+  (fgrose)
+- livecd-iso-to-disk+pod: Support netinstall .isos and as multi install.
+  (fgrose)
+
 * Fri Apr 12 2019 Neal Gompa <ngompa13@gmail.com> - 1:26.1-4
 - Add patch to adapt to rpm Python bindings changing from bytes to strings (RH#1699432)
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e81d539..5aabaa9 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (livecd-tools-26.1.tar.gz) = 240c13ec615b7c181227ad4223743f8221b27025184124001274d92c3a92c01755bf17fd91e86c5844535dc4e09387da1e2952faa004929d74a077850db9e8a6
+SHA512 (livecd-tools-27.0.tar.gz) = 35a94f96b3b935ae06bf2447a06297237b6ce4893007f222c857df6626bbefcba64a1b1b2b2731508a21b716a0c51609890d506108fcca3c5adcef1e30928491