diff --git a/python/sdist/setup.py b/python/sdist/setup.py
index 9d739aa70a..bf15c23ff3 100644
--- a/python/sdist/setup.py
+++ b/python/sdist/setup.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def saveGitVersion(self):
 
 
 def getPackageVersion():
-    return '0.7.5.post1'
+    return '0.7.7'
 
 
 # Remove the "-Wstrict-prototypes" compiler option, which isn't valid for