prepare for 2.7.7
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index 1251004..4256c69 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-2.7.7 (not yet released)
+2.7.7 (26-Aug-2016)
 
 #307: JsonGenerationException: Split surrogate on writeRaw() input thrown for
   input of a certain size