diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bc1c57d3..f0fac10e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # GNU Make syntax
 VERSION_MAJOR := 0
-VERSION_MINOR := 76
-VERSION_PATCH := 1
+VERSION_MINOR := 77
+VERSION_PATCH := 0