diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2129b6c8..66503d08 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # PrivateBin version history
 
-## 1.7.6 (not yet released)
+## 1.7.6 (2025-02-01)
 * ADDED: Ability to copy the paste by clicking the copy icon button or using the keyboard shortcut ctrl+c/cmd+c (#1390 & #12)
 * CHANGED: Allow toggling tab-key-support using `[Ctrl]+[m]` or `[Esc]` in textarea for keyboard navigation (#1386)
 * CHANGED: Switched to WASM streaming and replace unsafe-eval with wasm-unsafe-eval CSP declaration (#1464), requires webserver to have `application/wasm` MIME type configured.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 36ba9047..c2313339 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .PHONY: all coverage coverage-js coverage-php doc doc-js doc-php increment sign test test-js test-php help
 
-CURRENT_VERSION = 1.7.5
-VERSION ?= 1.7.6
+CURRENT_VERSION = 1.7.6
+VERSION ?= 1.7.7
 VERSION_FILES = README.md SECURITY.md doc/Installation.md js/package*.json lib/Controller.php Makefile
 REGEX_CURRENT_VERSION := $(shell echo $(CURRENT_VERSION) | sed "s/\./\\\./g")
 REGEX_VERSION := $(shell echo $(VERSION) | sed "s/\./\\\./g")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ba28eaf..6ff919e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # [![PrivateBin](https://cdn.rawgit.com/PrivateBin/assets/master/images/preview/logoSmall.png)](https://privatebin.info/)
 
-*Current version: 1.7.5*
+*Current version: 1.7.6*
 
 **PrivateBin** is a minimalist, open source online
 [pastebin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastebin)
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
index 19c84f0a..09289b7b 100644
--- a/SECURITY.md
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 | Version | Supported          |
 | ------- | ------------------ |
-| 1.7.5   | :heavy_check_mark: |
-| < 1.7.5 | :x:                |
+| 1.7.6   | :heavy_check_mark: |
+| < 1.7.6 | :x:                |
 
 ## Reporting a Vulnerability
 
diff --git a/doc/Installation.md b/doc/Installation.md
index 11aae68b..f9f4fac5 100644
--- a/doc/Installation.md
+++ b/doc/Installation.md
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ CREATE INDEX parent ON prefix_comment(pasteid);
 CREATE TABLE prefix_config (
     id CHAR(16) NOT NULL, value TEXT, PRIMARY KEY (id)
 );
-INSERT INTO prefix_config VALUES('VERSION', '1.7.5');
+INSERT INTO prefix_config VALUES('VERSION', '1.7.6');
 ```
 
 In **PostgreSQL**, the `data`, `attachment`, `nickname` and `vizhash` columns
diff --git a/js/package-lock.json b/js/package-lock.json
index 8e627e0a..96bc9f24 100644
--- a/js/package-lock.json
+++ b/js/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "privatebin",
-  "version": "1.7.5",
+  "version": "1.7.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "privatebin",
-      "version": "1.7.5",
+      "version": "1.7.6",
       "license": "zlib-acknowledgement",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@peculiar/webcrypto": "^1.1.1",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         "@peculiar/json-schema": "^1.1.12",
         "pvtsutils": "^1.3.2",
         "tslib": "^2.4.0",
-        "webcrypto-core": "^1.7.5"
+        "webcrypto-core": "^1.7.6"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=10.12.0"
@@ -922,8 +922,8 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/webcrypto-core": {
-      "version": "1.7.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webcrypto-core/-/webcrypto-core-1.7.5.tgz",
+      "version": "1.7.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webcrypto-core/-/webcrypto-core-1.7.6.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-gaExY2/3EHQlRNNNVSrbG2Cg94Rutl7fAaKILS1w8ZDhGxdFOaw6EbCfHIxPy9vt/xwp5o0VQAx9aySPF6hU1A==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@
         "@peculiar/json-schema": "^1.1.12",
         "pvtsutils": "^1.3.2",
         "tslib": "^2.4.0",
-        "webcrypto-core": "^1.7.5"
+        "webcrypto-core": "^1.7.6"
       }
     },
     "abab": {
@@ -1724,8 +1724,8 @@
       }
     },
     "webcrypto-core": {
-      "version": "1.7.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webcrypto-core/-/webcrypto-core-1.7.5.tgz",
+      "version": "1.7.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webcrypto-core/-/webcrypto-core-1.7.6.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-gaExY2/3EHQlRNNNVSrbG2Cg94Rutl7fAaKILS1w8ZDhGxdFOaw6EbCfHIxPy9vt/xwp5o0VQAx9aySPF6hU1A==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
diff --git a/js/package.json b/js/package.json
index 000498e2..549bfc6b 100644
--- a/js/package.json
+++ b/js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "privatebin",
-  "version": "1.7.5",
+  "version": "1.7.6",
   "description": "PrivateBin is a minimalist, open source online pastebin where the server has zero knowledge of pasted data. Data is encrypted/decrypted in the browser using 256 bit AES in Galois Counter mode (GCM).",
   "main": "privatebin.js",
   "directories": {
diff --git a/lib/Controller.php b/lib/Controller.php
index 9fdc3ff6..7b49ae8b 100644
--- a/lib/Controller.php
+++ b/lib/Controller.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Controller
      *
      * @const string
      */
-    const VERSION = '1.7.5';
+    const VERSION = '1.7.6';
 
     /**
      * minimal required PHP version