diff --git a/src/pytorch_lightning/__version__.py b/src/pytorch_lightning/__version__.py
index 72f4cc284c..c3fcf0565f 100644
--- a/src/pytorch_lightning/__version__.py
+++ b/src/pytorch_lightning/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = "1.7.6"
+version = "1.7.7"