diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a28398aef42a01991b2de52be85daa5685fc6d89..550b62480c3ff6b92aab024526509f1c32b88505 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.6.0.pre
+7.7.0.pre