diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1020a71ad780..1bb193255a7d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ if(HPX_WITH_NETWORKING)
     ADVANCED
   )
   hpx_option(
-    HPX_WITH_LCI_TAG STRING "LCI repository tag or branch" "v1.7.5"
+    HPX_WITH_LCI_TAG STRING "LCI repository tag or branch" "v1.7.6"
     CATEGORY "Build Targets"
     ADVANCED
   )
diff --git a/libs/full/parcelport_lci/include/hpx/parcelport_lci/parcelport_lci.hpp b/libs/full/parcelport_lci/include/hpx/parcelport_lci/parcelport_lci.hpp
index 737af1b966e9..65e1c8ae9510 100644
--- a/libs/full/parcelport_lci/include/hpx/parcelport_lci/parcelport_lci.hpp
+++ b/libs/full/parcelport_lci/include/hpx/parcelport_lci/parcelport_lci.hpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ namespace hpx::traits {
                 "progress_type = rp\n"
                 "prepost_recv_num = 1\n"
                 "reg_mem = 1\n"
-                "ndevices = 1\n"
+                "ndevices = 2\n"
                 "ncomps = 1\n";
         }
     };