diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5d64a7..432dcd9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 This file documents any relevant changes.
 
+## [0.7.7] - 2023-02-17
+- fix: broken `viur vi` command
+
 ## [0.7.6] - 2023-02-17
 - feat: download vi 4 with: `viur vi --next`
 
diff --git a/src/viur_cli/version.py b/src/viur_cli/version.py
index aed5734..4e27eed 100644
--- a/src/viur_cli/version.py
+++ b/src/viur_cli/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.7.6"
+__version__ = "0.7.7"
diff --git a/src/viur_cli/vi.py b/src/viur_cli/vi.py
index 671a8fa..14612c2 100644
--- a/src/viur_cli/vi.py
+++ b/src/viur_cli/vi.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 @cli.command(context_settings={"ignore_unknown_options": True})
 @click.argument("version", default="latest")
-@click.option('--next', '-n', is_flag=True)
+@click.option('--next', '-n', 'next_',  is_flag=True, default=False)
 def vi(version, next_):
 
     if next_: