diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 42900d1..371fe83 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 
 ## dev branch / next version (1.x.x)
 
+## version 1.0.27 (2020-04-18)
+
+- Fixed null pointer exception when pasrsing `private final class`, fixes [#183](https://github.com/HaxeCheckstyle/tokentree/issues/183) ([#184](https://github.com/HaxeCheckstyle/tokentree/issues/184))
+
 ## version 1.0.26 (2020-04-12)
 
-- Fixed `Binop(OpOr)` position for non `case` places
-- Fixed doc comments and metadata
+- Fixed `Binop(OpOr)` position for non `case` places ([#182](https://github.com/HaxeCheckstyle/tokentree/issues/182))
+- Fixed doc comments and metadata ([#182](https://github.com/HaxeCheckstyle/tokentree/issues/182))
 
 ## version 1.0.25 (2020-04-11)
 
@@ -253,4 +257,4 @@
 
 ## version 1.0.0 (2018-06-09)
 
-- initial move to separate repository
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+- initial move to separate repository
diff --git a/haxelib.json b/haxelib.json
index 2a697a6..8c0f3dd 100644
--- a/haxelib.json
+++ b/haxelib.json
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     "contributors": [
         "AlexHaxe"
     ],
-    "releasenote": "fixed position Binop(OpOr) tokens and metadata with doc comments - see CHANGELOG for details",
-    "version": "1.0.26",
+    "releasenote": "fixed null pointer for `private final class` - see CHANGELOG for details",
+    "version": "1.0.27",
     "url": "https://github.com/HaxeCheckstyle/tokentree",
     "dependencies": {}
 }
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3fd6eb1..1652528 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "tokentree",
-    "version": "1.0.26",
+    "version": "1.0.27",
     "lockfileVersion": 1,
     "requires": true,
     "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c653615..5ce8dc5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "tokentree",
-    "version": "1.0.26",
+    "version": "1.0.27",
     "description": "TokenTree library used by haxe-checkstyle, haxe-formatter and haxe-languageserver",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
diff --git a/src/tokentree/walk/WalkFinal.hx b/src/tokentree/walk/WalkFinal.hx
index 9b1286a..9810748 100644
--- a/src/tokentree/walk/WalkFinal.hx
+++ b/src/tokentree/walk/WalkFinal.hx
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class WalkFinal {
 					stream.consumeToTempStore();
 				case Kwd(KwdFunction):
 					return;
+				case Kwd(KwdClass):
+					return;
 				default:
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/test/tokentree/TokenTreeBuilderParsingTest.hx b/test/tokentree/TokenTreeBuilderParsingTest.hx
index 0734d06..98296a2 100644
--- a/test/tokentree/TokenTreeBuilderParsingTest.hx
+++ b/test/tokentree/TokenTreeBuilderParsingTest.hx
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ class TokenTreeBuilderParsingTest {
 		assertCodeParses(MODULE_LEVEL_STATIC);
 		assertCodeParses(SWITCH_INDENTATION);
 		assertCodeParses(METADATA_DOC_COMMENT);
+		assertCodeParses(PRIVATE_FINAL_CLASS);
 	}
 
 	public function assertCodeParses(code:String, ?pos:PosInfos) {
@@ -1555,4 +1556,10 @@ import #if haxe4 js.lib.Promise #else js.Promise #end as JsPromise;
 	 */
 	extern class Bitmap extends DisplayObject {}
 	";
+
+	var PRIVATE_FINAL_CLASS = "
+	private final class Test {
+		public function new() {}
+	}
+	";
 }
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