diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b28cb7270..73fbdc2c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## 1.7.8 (Upcoming)
+
 ## 1.7.7 (October 19, 2021)
 
 ### IMPROVEMENTS:
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index ce7f08023..71e4ede68 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import (
 var GitCommit string
 
 // The main version number that is being run at the moment.
-const Version = "1.7.7"
+const Version = "1.7.8"
 
 // A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 // then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 // such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
-const VersionPrerelease = ""
+const VersionPrerelease = "dev"
 
 var PackerVersion *pluginVersion.PluginVersion