diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 94b2e3b93..2fc63a6e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Change Log
+## [2.7.6](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/tree/2.7.6) (Jun 2022)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/compare/2.7.5...2.7.6)
 
-## [2.7.5](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/tree/2.7.5) (Jan 2021)
+* CONJ-983  avoid race condition provoking locking issue
+
+## [2.7.5](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/tree/2.7.5) (Jan 2022)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-j/compare/2.7.4...2.7.5)
 
 * CONJ-914  remove enabling session_track_schema on connection creation
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7eff837db..8da695051 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   <artifactId>mariadb-java-client</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>mariadb-java-client</name>
-  <version>2.7.5</version>
+  <version>2.7.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <description>JDBC driver for MariaDB and MySQL</description>
   <url>https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/about-mariadb-connector-j/</url>