diff --git a/lamindb/__init__.py b/lamindb/__init__.py
index 3f716a71b..991e77072 100644
--- a/lamindb/__init__.py
+++ b/lamindb/__init__.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 """
 
 # denote a release candidate for 0.1.0 with 0.1rc1, 0.1a1, 0.1b1, etc.
-__version__ = "0.76.16"
+__version__ = "0.77.0"
 
 import os as _os