diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 35adde1a5..6527404fa 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2926,7 +2926,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-operator"
-version = "0.76.0"
+version = "0.77.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index a85e5a8d0..3d27d6165 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.77.0] - 2024-09-26
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fix the logback configuration for logback versions from 1.3.6/1.4.6 to 1.3.11/1.4.11 ([#874]).
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
index b71a0cfea..5a19c8ec8 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "stackable-operator"
 description = "Stackable Operator Framework"
-version = "0.76.0"
+version = "0.77.0"
 authors.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true