diff --git a/release/common/README.txt b/release/common/README.txt
index 50f1aef7..f78d0575 100644
--- a/release/common/README.txt
+++ b/release/common/README.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-                    BEAST v2.7.4 2023
+                    BEAST v2.7.6 2023
                  Beast 2 development team 2011-2023
 
-Last updated: March 2023
+Last updated: October 2023
 
 Contents:
 1) INTRODUCTION
diff --git a/src/beast/base/core/BEASTVersion2.java b/src/beast/base/core/BEASTVersion2.java
index a3175b0e..9811b84d 100644
--- a/src/beast/base/core/BEASTVersion2.java
+++ b/src/beast/base/core/BEASTVersion2.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public class BEASTVersion2 extends BEASTVersion {
     /**
      * Version string: assumed to be in format x.x.x
      */
-    private static final String VERSION = "2.7.5";
+    private static final String VERSION = "2.7.6";
 
     private static final String DATE_STRING = "2002-2023";
 
diff --git a/src/beast/pkgmgmt/BEASTVersion.java b/src/beast/pkgmgmt/BEASTVersion.java
index b3c6d988..f8c452ec 100644
--- a/src/beast/pkgmgmt/BEASTVersion.java
+++ b/src/beast/pkgmgmt/BEASTVersion.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class BEASTVersion extends Version {
     /**
      * Version string: assumed to be in format x.x.x
      */
-    private static final String VERSION = "2.7.5";
+    private static final String VERSION = "2.7.6";
 
     private static final String DATE_STRING = "2002-2023";