diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7f1154227cf..2ab6b11dc6b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "mongoose",
   "description": "Mongoose MongoDB ODM",
-  "version": "5.7.6",
+  "version": "5.7.7-pre",
   "author": "Guillermo Rauch <guillermo@learnboost.com>",
   "keywords": [
     "mongodb",