diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index cd69036fe..e09ce6e40 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 This is the changelog file for the POCO C++ Libraries.
 
+Release 1.7.7 (2016-12-XX)
+==========================
+
+- TODO
+
+
 Release 1.7.6 (2016-10-18)
 ==========================
 
diff --git a/DLLVersion.rc b/DLLVersion.rc
index a5def2f2c..8c8f85dbe 100644
--- a/DLLVersion.rc
+++ b/DLLVersion.rc
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 #include "winres.h"
 
-#define POCO_VERSION 1,7,6,0
-#define POCO_VERSION_STR "1.7.6"
+#define POCO_VERSION 1,7,7,0
+#define POCO_VERSION_STR "1.7.7"
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
  FILEVERSION POCO_VERSION
diff --git a/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h b/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h
index 38be95c6f..f4cf1ab7c 100644
--- a/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h
+++ b/Foundation/include/Poco/Version.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 //      Ax: alpha releases
 //      Bx: beta releases
 //
-#define POCO_VERSION 0x01070600
+#define POCO_VERSION 0x01070700
 
 
 #endif // Foundation_Version_INCLUDED
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82a372619..a92c26669 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ POCO C++ Libraries
 Build Status
 ------------
 
-- Travis: [![Travis Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/pocoproject/poco.png?branch=poco-1.7.6)](https://travis-ci.org/pocoproject/poco)
-- AppVeyor: [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/7iyrx3f233s3akae/branch/poco-1.7.6?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/obiltschnig/poco/branch/poco-1.7.6)
+- Travis: [![Travis Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/pocoproject/poco.png?branch=poco-1.7.7)](https://travis-ci.org/pocoproject/poco)
+- AppVeyor: [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/7iyrx3f233s3akae/branch/poco-1.7.7?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/obiltschnig/poco/branch/poco-1.7.7)
 - [![CII Best Practices](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/370/badge)](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/370)
 
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index de28578af..91c74a589 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.6
+1.7.7
diff --git a/doc/99100-ReleaseNotes.page b/doc/99100-ReleaseNotes.page
index bc5c2de4d..431e27362 100644
--- a/doc/99100-ReleaseNotes.page
+++ b/doc/99100-ReleaseNotes.page
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 POCO C++ Libraries Release Notes
 AAAIntroduction
 
+!!!Release 1.7.7
+
+!!Summary of Changes
+
+  - TODO
+
+
 !!!Release 1.7.6
 
 !!Summary of Changes
diff --git a/libversion b/libversion
index 9e5feb525..abac1ea7b 100644
--- a/libversion
+++ b/libversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-46
+47