diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a8c9ce5cf..db3f983bd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PROJECT(OpenSceneGraph)
 
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION 2)
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION 7)
-SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 5)
+SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 6)
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_SOVERSION 50)
 
 # set to 0 when not a release candidate, non zero means that any generated 
diff --git a/include/osg/Version b/include/osg/Version
index c0ae6f024..57c8d819f 100644
--- a/include/osg/Version
+++ b/include/osg/Version
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION    2
 #define OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION    7
-#define OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION    5
+#define OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION    6
 #define OPENSCENEGRAPH_SOVERSION        50
 
 /**
diff --git a/packaging/pkgconfig/openscenegraph.pc b/packaging/pkgconfig/openscenegraph.pc
index 8fc98bdb6..c57deee1c 100644
--- a/packaging/pkgconfig/openscenegraph.pc
+++ b/packaging/pkgconfig/openscenegraph.pc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 Name: openscenegraph
 Description: 3D scenegraph
-Version: 2.7.5
+Version: 2.7.6
 Requires: openthreads
 Conflicts:
 Libs: -L${libdir} -losg -losgDB -losgFX -losgGA -losgParticle -losgSim -losgText -losgUtil -losgTerrain -losgManipulator -losgViewer -losgWidget