diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ba7a4f5..2259fdb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [1.7.6] — UNRELEASED
+## [1.7.6] — 2026-09-25
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fb7a660..62db9f4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ codegen-units = 1
 # overrides it with a path patch via the gitignored .cargo/config.toml (a
 # config-level [patch.crates-io] wins over this manifest one for the same crate).
 [patch.crates-io]
-libfreemkv = { git = "https://github.com/freemkv/libfreemkv", tag = "v1.7.4" }
+libfreemkv = { git = "https://github.com/freemkv/libfreemkv", tag = "v1.7.6" }
 
 [lints.clippy]
 uninlined_format_args = "allow"