diff --git a/.pkglts/pkg_cfg.json b/.pkglts/pkg_cfg.json
index 6edae36..abe3633 100644
--- a/.pkglts/pkg_cfg.json
+++ b/.pkglts/pkg_cfg.json
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
   "travis": {},
   "version": {
     "major": 7,
-    "minor": 6,
+    "minor": 7,
     "post": 0
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.pkglts/pkg_hash.json b/.pkglts/pkg_hash.json
index cebcf32..2627126 100644
--- a/.pkglts/pkg_hash.json
+++ b/.pkglts/pkg_hash.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   },
   "conda/meta.yaml": {
     "conda.about": "6/RoaDh45Wwcc0uAhKGnUH46mczqPBQq/PV0cSCbe+fhiDQPOooOK8u24GzswyAcXIEHoASc/XIe+WS/2zBl5A==",
-    "conda.package": "nYU1r4L2n1RqhEKQU73ahhQXX/3JTWWsvfIC0r4wEfBMW5lkbw3TcXRm4+PkHoql6oMuUaDLjmX2J+LsaYTkqw==",
+    "conda.package": "HFTRIKb9oTps7dR3ZUKtMC+5PKpcrtlNPREdnv/NYW68ILHRZn6vQx6S7dxPqbbLIFCuxekKV1GWNLDY7nSdeA==",
     "conda.req_build": "PHQ4LRj963FIG00GtdBBsC4RGzQPqOz8nxsL3g3mCpe6xaYzXaEMD/Eifbbfi+X+Z578AJlr/Qsw4fgVokh+vQ==",
     "conda.req_run": "lfDHi4bDZyKItXtOtTH0veX4N30cbZWG78Y65Wi3T0LeyB0rJ/YFwEUR/OmWKoLL6kCnA/+SKqR+vO5fvre1Qw==",
     "conda.src": "Lzbp176AVU0YantZQxB4LsR2jbxpZ/OlkvY2V4aWAEuzKEarh872uc1eRvsIYf/FsbxvcmUI84AezWlA72nI6A=="
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   },
   "doc/_static/nonempty.txt": {},
   "doc/conf.py": {
-    "sphinx": "sR1mK6hzRkd2PRFw8/YiutV8n6ORwXkS3o14aNFWhgkxhOyZgkXWHoNwV5yD0hf/wFQeuZ01zReSJvVTSlKyKQ=="
+    "sphinx": "RcSW8jzAUCLBGvUWHo6y+V7s0znrx1qhUU6GMcu/zlqU0xzgCXwmq1jsvUxDAgzVobiVQNGCD8xGIkD59L9MzA=="
   },
   "doc/make.bat": {
     "sphinx": "E9sFsnXAm9uPYBn7f0Qb6edct0UKizsXRIJyjZISRCjHbT2HldXK4GIj1yO69R/OVSfnmdAX5lzXQ4wONQNFgA=="
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   "pyproject.toml": {
     "pyproject.build": "I2LGHHOpCXWlR8y2Sb2cY5UG39iTOOrVRVdA911ZyiSQt5YGkno3LbeRNL4DxPeE9zgYef1R8FDKDPB3U6f79g==",
     "pyproject.gui_scripts": "VNRlO4ElRuynet0DT31hGYve1t2FV1CooE7f9Bi+PIRMF5YmdymGAS4Q6k4woJdDJ3JILO7ozz/yv4RpujFdQQ==",
-    "pyproject.project": "H3bYJKGcG8oE8SnAyCcrOermMoWJhTxV0GPkvd+a+/Nq5zmeOMdBhsK/adQxjjQ2JCBB5t3tVlMCpPukjaN3nw==",
+    "pyproject.project": "a1htgU8fGWfZRUEpIjCkC68RHcvrme9nxZ+AoLifgfzu2MAMS19Cph1oJBVFz8l9U80Q8dbXBdVNgVFkDW5ZUg==",
     "pyproject.scripts": "nxzQt1CUNkpQiiU7Ajxf8abPXHZurGnQFv5j+v5nxAM9VwHmddCFUclVMs+nAk+DSBoFCOFU4k2hboyksj2e3Q==",
     "test": "51JkfgVeFNaglq12GZAwGmdw31KCnH7aTHCG3kzFaDBJ9gTzNSYh7eZrdUVSt4P/lk0PZKQdmVQma9cTTK+1Iw=="
   },
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "version": "skSCnavrYKIlfN9Mpi+cANbU8gXulaKdlHryvkjkoSSpsag1I66dM+6JHm1aOdmKYU0rZNNgcIamCMbIL7IeMg=="
   },
   "src/pkglts/version.py": {
-    "version": "/3Z60Dx+jJ80kkags/uBQ2bSgP5DXvcp1L06zT5Mk9++hhK7QJ1/Thf04p40ZFuQI0QJ2sinh1llEO2lRsLvfQ=="
+    "version": "6i2MIy2Otf7pPOuBXSwpZ9vBIWE6IGf3Gc8s2XK1/on4s6pTjcIoHKzY6xbrxdbjdeO9fiLaL0ES6fXsVnc/Qg=="
   },
   "test/conftest.py": {
     "test.pytest_addoption": "I/hswVryIEYvZRBcFqkfRBxLP6eZCwZSbQuPclkOkjHw4MApBst5h7H0ejnMMe4bmwHXMXR5DCSxOMj/FcCnjQ==",
diff --git a/.pkglts/pkg_version.json b/.pkglts/pkg_version.json
index 09756a1..663f243 100644
--- a/.pkglts/pkg_version.json
+++ b/.pkglts/pkg_version.json
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 {
-  "appveyor": "7.6.0",
-  "base": "7.6.0",
-  "conda": "7.6.0",
-  "coverage": "7.6.0",
-  "coveralls": "7.6.0",
-  "data": "7.6.0",
-  "doc": "7.6.0",
-  "flake8": "7.6.0",
-  "git": "7.6.0",
-  "github": "7.6.0",
-  "landscape": "7.6.0",
-  "lgtm": "7.6.0",
-  "license": "7.6.0",
-  "notebook": "7.6.0",
-  "pypi": "7.6.0",
-  "pyproject": "7.6.0",
-  "readthedocs": "7.6.0",
-  "reqs": "7.6.0",
-  "requires": "7.6.0",
-  "sphinx": "7.6.0",
-  "src": "7.6.0",
-  "test": "7.6.0",
-  "tox": "7.6.0",
-  "travis": "7.6.0",
-  "version": "7.6.0"
+  "appveyor": "7.7.0",
+  "base": "7.7.0",
+  "conda": "7.7.0",
+  "coverage": "7.7.0",
+  "coveralls": "7.7.0",
+  "data": "7.7.0",
+  "doc": "7.7.0",
+  "flake8": "7.7.0",
+  "git": "7.7.0",
+  "github": "7.7.0",
+  "landscape": "7.7.0",
+  "lgtm": "7.7.0",
+  "license": "7.7.0",
+  "notebook": "7.7.0",
+  "pypi": "7.7.0",
+  "pyproject": "7.7.0",
+  "readthedocs": "7.7.0",
+  "reqs": "7.7.0",
+  "requires": "7.7.0",
+  "sphinx": "7.7.0",
+  "src": "7.7.0",
+  "test": "7.7.0",
+  "tox": "7.7.0",
+  "travis": "7.7.0",
+  "version": "7.7.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 1aa6819..8ca7454 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # {# pkglts, conda.package
 package:
   name: pkglts
-  version: "7.6.0"
+  version: "7.7.0"
 # #}
 
 # {# pkglts, conda.src
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index ab3b5c4..60dc957 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@
 #
 
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = "7.6.0"
+version = "7.7.0"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "7.6.0"
+release = "7.7.0"
 
 
 exclude_patterns = ['build', 'dist']
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 799080b..01415ea 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"  # we don't know if we need it
 # {# pkglts, pyproject.project
 [project]  # https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/pyproject-toml/
 name = "pkglts"
-version = "7.6.0"
+version = "7.7.0"
 description = "Building packages with long term support"
 readme = "README.rst"
 requires-python = ">= 3.6"
diff --git a/src/pkglts/version.py b/src/pkglts/version.py
index b15b190..cf8c67c 100644
--- a/src/pkglts/version.py
+++ b/src/pkglts/version.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 MAJOR = 7
 """(int) Version major component."""
 
-MINOR = 6
+MINOR = 7
 """(int) Version minor component."""
 
 POST = 0