diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 13a79665..2132e6d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.7.6](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/compare/v1.7.5...v1.7.6) (2026-03-11)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* migrate away from kube-rbac-proxy (critical) ([#747](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/issues/747)) ([9718f37](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/commit/9718f37bf41af42ba88bd70ada61f1036bcee26c))
+
 ## [1.7.5](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/compare/v1.7.4...v1.7.5) (2026-02-20)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a949d84c..7f5e639e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ your kubernetes cluster:
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 
 ```shell
-kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.7.5/cloud-sql-proxy-operator.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.7.6/cloud-sql-proxy-operator.yaml
 ```
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-end} -->
diff --git a/docs/quick-start.md b/docs/quick-start.md
index 0f9d5d3f..63cc7c01 100644
--- a/docs/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/quick-start.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ your kubernetes cluster:
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 ```shell
-curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.7.5/install.sh | bash
+curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.7.6/install.sh | bash
 ```
 <!-- {x-release-please-end} -->
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 6a126f40..de28578a 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.5
+1.7.6