diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 34d68c9a5..0ef436f7a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pino",
-  "version": "7.6.5",
+  "version": "7.7.0",
   "description": "super fast, all natural json logger",
   "main": "pino.js",
   "type": "commonjs",