diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index bc98415a1..399a90ede 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.76
+current_version = 0.77-test
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)(-(?P<release>.*))?
 message = Bump version: {current_version} -> {new_version}
 serialize = 
diff --git a/gcpdiag/config.py b/gcpdiag/config.py
index f842f521a..9d3e8d950 100644
--- a/gcpdiag/config.py
+++ b/gcpdiag/config.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 # gcpdiag version (not configurable, but useful to have here)
 #
-VERSION = '0.76'
+VERSION = '0.77-test'
 """
 Configuration properties are divided into 3 main categories:
 - static (class properties) which values cannot be changed or provided