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/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 73a3f4c63..a5708bce4 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # Wave changelog
+1.7.7 - 11 May 2024 
+- Fix legacy tower endpoint validation (#495) [3257ad42]
+
 1.7.6 - 8 May 2024
 - Fix the handling of pip packages with Conda (#493) [35d9c1fd]
 - Fix Community repo name composition when namingStrategy is not specified [385c53cc]