diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f8836c80..31c6fe31 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ endif (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 enable_language(C ASM)
 
 project(mckernel C ASM)
-set(MCKERNEL_VERSION "1.7.6")
+set(MCKERNEL_VERSION "1.7.7")
 
 # See "Fedora Packaging Guidelines -- Versioning"
 set(MCKERNEL_RELEASE "")
diff --git a/docs/NEWS.rst b/docs/NEWS.rst
index 10cb67ad..a081aa47 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS.rst
+++ b/docs/NEWS.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
+=============================================
+Version 1.7.7 (Mar 11, 2021)
+=============================================
+
+----------------------
+IHK major updates
+----------------------
+N/A
+
+------------------------
+IHK major bug fixes
+------------------------
+N/A
+
+----------------------
+McKernel major updates
+----------------------
+N/A
+
+------------------------
+McKernel major bug fixes
+------------------------
+#. mcexec: fput executable just after its contents is transferred
+#. spec: cmake-config cmake parameters
+
 =============================================
 Version 1.7.6 (Mar 11, 2021)
 =============================================