diff --git a/swift/__init__.py b/swift/__init__.py
index b8dc14e4..2408e6fb 100644
--- a/swift/__init__.py
+++ b/swift/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def pretty_version(self):
             return '%s-dev' % (self.canonical_version,)
 
 
-_version = Version('1.7.6', False)
+_version = Version('1.7.7', False)
 __version__ = _version.pretty_version
 __canonical_version__ = _version.canonical_version