diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4310ba1..5445405 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
    <groupId>com.fasterxml</groupId>
     <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>76</version>
+    <version>77</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index 3da9f2f..e5fd0ba 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The parent pom for various Jackson components.
 
 2.22 (not yet released)
 
-- Update to oss-parent 76
+- Update to oss-parent 77
 
 2.21 (18-Jan2-2026)