4 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f69da00a..821f278a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 News
 ====
 
+0.7.6
+-----
+
+*Release date: TBD*
+
+
 0.7.5
 -----
 
diff --git a/cmd2.py b/cmd2.py
index ed194e3b..a6e407e1 100755
--- a/cmd2.py
+++ b/cmd2.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = '0.7.5'
+__version__ = '0.7.6a'
 
 # Pyparsing enablePackrat() can greatly speed up parsing, but problems have been seen in Python 3 in the past
 pyparsing.ParserElement.enablePackrat()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a5e71028..cf3877d6 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Setuptools setup file, used to install or test 'cmd2'
 """
 from setuptools import setup
 
-VERSION = '0.7.5'
+VERSION = '0.7.6a'
 DESCRIPTION = "cmd2 - a tool for building interactive command line applications in Python"
 LONG_DESCRIPTION = """cmd2 is a tool for building interactive command line applications in Python. Its goal is to make 
 it quick and easy for developers to build feature-rich and user-friendly interactive command line applications.  It 
diff --git a/tests/test_cmd2.py b/tests/test_cmd2.py
index f6781a8d..1deff479 100644
--- a/tests/test_cmd2.py
+++ b/tests/test_cmd2.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from conftest import run_cmd, normalize, BASE_HELP, HELP_HISTORY, SHORTCUTS_TXT,
 
 
 def test_ver():
-    assert cmd2.__version__ == '0.7.5'
+    assert cmd2.__version__ == '0.7.6a'
 
 
 def test_empty_statement(base_app):