diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d7cc1e..9b75345 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to wuttaweb will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## v0.27.6 (2026-02-13)
+
+### Fix
+
+- grant perms for Email Settings to first admin user
+
 ## v0.27.5 (2026-02-13)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b45321d..bccf7ea 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "WuttaWeb"
-version = "0.27.5"
+version = "0.27.6"
 description = "Web App for Wutta Framework"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "Lance Edgar", email = "lance@wuttaproject.org"}]
diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/views/common.py b/src/wuttaweb/views/common.py
index d0d95e6..affaf0b 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/views/common.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/views/common.py
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ class CommonView(View):
                 "app_tables.view",
                 "appinfo.list",
                 "appinfo.configure",
+                "email_settings.list",
+                "email_settings.edit",
+                "email_settings.view",
                 "master_views.list",
                 "master_views.create",
                 "master_views.configure",