diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e1b834f989..937f853609 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"7.7.0","packages/phoenix-evals":"0.18.1","packages/phoenix-otel":"0.6.1","packages/phoenix-client":"0.1.0-alpha.1"}
+{".":"7.7.1","packages/phoenix-evals":"0.18.1","packages/phoenix-otel":"0.6.1","packages/phoenix-client":"0.1.0-alpha.1"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 71698c3afc..281a1b7017 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [7.7.1](https://github.com/Arize-ai/phoenix/compare/arize-phoenix-v7.7.0...arize-phoenix-v7.7.1) (2025-01-14)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* don't lock delete dataset mutation ([#6038](https://github.com/Arize-ai/phoenix/issues/6038)) ([95084b5](https://github.com/Arize-ai/phoenix/commit/95084b5f2adbeb5c1070ffccaeb685e4f14b74aa))
+
 ## [7.7.0](https://github.com/Arize-ai/phoenix/compare/arize-phoenix-v7.6.0...arize-phoenix-v7.7.0) (2025-01-14)
 
 
diff --git a/src/phoenix/version.py b/src/phoenix/version.py
index 577dbfdd89..c783938ad6 100644
--- a/src/phoenix/version.py
+++ b/src/phoenix/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "7.7.0"
+__version__ = "7.7.1"