diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1f8c578..fb94941 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 
 Codecrypt ChangeLog
 
+1.7.6
+
+- small improvements in keyring, hash verification and documentation
+- allow user-supplied random seed source
+- fix warnings on clang
+
 1.7.5
 
 - standardize Cubehash implementation
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index db9cbde..3c65d13 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.6)
-AC_INIT([codecrypt], [1.7.5])
+AC_INIT([codecrypt], [1.7.6])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.) # because of libtoolize
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])