diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a18720c5..e56939cd 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "4.7.6"
+    ".": "4.7.7"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b7dae4cb..e1a95f86 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/) using [Con
 
 Since `v4.6.0`, we have switched to automated releases and this file does not need to be manually updated.
 
+## [4.7.7](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/compare/v4.7.6...v4.7.7) (2024-06-22)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* execute postinstall script iff in development mode ([#1132](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1132)) ([3c68216](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/3c682167369248e96ed48ea06163169805fcedda))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* **deps:** bump the npm group across 1 directory with 6 updates ([#1135](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/issues/1135)) ([905478a](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/commit/905478a0156a9047aa10f629cb53200ee6f90e65))
+
 ## [4.7.6](https://github.com/nwutils/nw-builder/compare/v4.7.5...v4.7.6) (2024-06-19)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index eb952256..9d2569c3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "nw-builder",
-  "version": "4.7.6",
+  "version": "4.7.7",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "nw-builder",
-      "version": "4.7.6",
+      "version": "4.7.7",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 479bc449..2342ce80 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nw-builder",
-  "version": "4.7.6",
+  "version": "4.7.7",
   "description": "Build NW.js desktop applications for MacOS, Windows and Linux.",
   "keywords": [
     "NW.js",