diff --git a/docs/reference/gio/gio-docs.xml b/docs/reference/gio/gio-docs.xml
index b3dd9f0c9..e80a678d1 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gio/gio-docs.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/gio/gio-docs.xml
@@ -408,6 +408,10 @@
Index of new symbols in 2.76
+
+ Index of new symbols in 2.78
+
+
diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/glib-docs.xml b/docs/reference/glib/glib-docs.xml
index e378fd956..2b88abd74 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glib/glib-docs.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/glib-docs.xml
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@
Index of new symbols in 2.76
+
+ Index of new symbols in 2.78
+
+
diff --git a/docs/reference/gobject/gobject-docs.xml b/docs/reference/gobject/gobject-docs.xml
index ed32c3e97..eecabf933 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gobject/gobject-docs.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/gobject/gobject-docs.xml
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@
Index of new symbols in 2.76
+
+ Index of new symbols in 2.78
+
+
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0cbc9689f..d8ab9196f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
project('glib', 'c',
- version : '2.76.1',
+ version : '2.77.0',
# NOTE: See the policy in docs/meson-version.md before changing the Meson dependency
meson_version : '>= 0.60.0',
default_options : [