diff --git a/src/compile/common.rs b/src/compile/common.rs
index 5d51d7ce..311c0df1 100644
--- a/src/compile/common.rs
+++ b/src/compile/common.rs
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ pub fn generate_template_parameters(front_matter: &FrontMatter) -> Result<String
 /// Version of the AWF (Agentic Workflow Firewall) binary to download from GitHub Releases.
 /// Update this when upgrading to a new AWF release.
 /// See: https://github.com/github/gh-aw-firewall/releases
-pub const AWF_VERSION: &str = "0.25.65";
+pub const AWF_VERSION: &str = "0.27.2";
 
 /// Prefix used to identify agentic pipeline YAML files generated by ado-aw.
 pub const HEADER_MARKER: &str = "# @ado-aw";