diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.ubi8 b/docker/Dockerfile.ubi8
index c8528d707b5..3fdc647c80e 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.ubi8
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.ubi8
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ LABEL name="KICS" \
   description="Checkmarx/kics is an opensource project that enable you to find security vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and infrastructure misconfigurations early in the development cycle of your infrastructure-as-code find more in https://kics.io" \
   maintainer="kics@checkmarx.com" \
   vendor="Checkmarx" \
-  version="v1.7.6" \
+  version="v1.7.7" \
   release="1" \
   io.k8s.display-name="KICS by Checkmarx" \
   io.openshift.tags="kics checkmarx"
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index f839ca63106..30a3b31f271 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
     </div>
     <div class="col-6 text-center">
         <br/><br/>
-        <h4>Version 1.7.6</h4>
-        <p style="font-size:8pt">2023.08.21<p>
+        <h4>Version 1.7.7</h4>
+        <p style="font-size:8pt">2023.08.30<p>
         <a class="btn btn-outline-success"  href="https://docs.kics.io/latest/CONTRIBUTING">Contribute!</a>
     </div>
 </div>