diff --git a/CHANGELOG-1.x.md b/CHANGELOG-1.x.md
index e3c80f294..7110b899f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-1.x.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-1.x.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# V1.7.6
+* Add feature to disable efs-utils version check. ([#1272](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1272), [@RyanStan](https://github.com/RyanStan))
+* Fix checker in controller to use gid instead of uid.  ([#1269](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1269), [@ashrayjain](https://github.com/ashrayjain))
+* Update efs-csi-driver to use efs-utils latest release v1.35.2 (https://github.com/aws/efs-utils/releases/tag/v1.35.2)
 # V1.7.5
 * Allow controller SA to describe Secrets - fixes cross account dynamic provisioning. ([#1256](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1256), [@RyanStan](https://github.com/RyanStan))
 * Added Fargate support for EFS CSI Controller. ([#1195](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/pull/1195), [@Rio Maulana](https://github.com/rimaulana))
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c933b4310..f7490cea1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-VERSION=v1.7.5
+VERSION=v1.7.6
 
 PKG=github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver
 GIT_COMMIT?=$(shell git rev-parse HEAD)
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 7dba858e9..ca9767007 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ The following sections are Kubernetes specific. If you are a Kubernetes user, us
 | Amazon EFS CSI Driver Version | Image                            |
 |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 | master branch                 | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:master |
+| v1.7.6                        | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v1.7.6 |
 | v1.7.5                        | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v1.7.5 |
 | v1.7.4                        | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v1.7.4 |
 | v1.7.3                        | amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v1.7.3 |
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ The following sections are Kubernetes specific. If you are a Kubernetes user, us
 ### ECR Image
 | Driver Version | [ECR](https://gallery.ecr.aws/efs-csi-driver/amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver) Image |
 |----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| v1.7.5         | public.ecr.aws/efs-csi-driver/amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v1.7.5                |
+| v1.7.6         | public.ecr.aws/efs-csi-driver/amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v1.7.6                |
 
 **Note**  
 You can find previous efs-csi-driver versions' images from [here](https://gallery.ecr.aws/efs-csi-driver/amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver)
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ If you want to update to a specific version, first customize the driver yaml fil
 kubectl kustomize "github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-efs-csi-driver/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/stable/?ref=release-1.7" > driver.yaml
 ```
 
-Then, update all lines referencing `image: amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver` to the desired version (e.g., to `image: amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v1.7.5`) in the yaml file, and deploy driver yaml again:
+Then, update all lines referencing `image: amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver` to the desired version (e.g., to `image: amazon/aws-efs-csi-driver:v1.7.6`) in the yaml file, and deploy driver yaml again:
 ```sh
 kubectl apply -f driver.yaml
 ```