diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a2f67cdee..8bc3ef422 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pluginFiles = glob.glob(os.path.join('plugins', '*.py'))
 setup(
     # Metadata
     name='supybot',
-    version='0.76.1',
+    version='0.77.0',
     url='http://supybot.sf.net/',
     author='Jeremy Fincher',
     author_email='jemfinch@users.sf.net',
@@ -91,6 +91,4 @@ setup(
     )
 
 
-
 # vim:set shiftwidth=4 tabstop=8 expandtab textwidth=78:
-
diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index ae276765b..b8ef9a56f 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -426,6 +426,6 @@ supybot.register('plugins') # This will be used by plugins, but not here.
 ###############################
 ###############################
 ###############################
-version ='0.76.1'
+version ='0.77.0'
 
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