diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: RKorAPClient
 Type: Package
 Title: 'KorAP' Web Service Client Package
-Version: 0.7.6.9000
+Version: 0.7.7
 Authors@R:
     c(person(given = "Marc",
              family = "Kupietz",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
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-# RKorAPClient 0.7.6.9000 (unpublished)
+# RKorAPClient 0.7.7
 
 - fixed R 4.3 compatibility (see <https://github.com/KorAP/RKorAPClient/issues/12>)
 - added demo that plots plural gender variant frequencies over time