diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4ded790..2b3dead 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 # clara (23mar08) - 1.7.3
 # desmond (06jul08) - 1.7.4
 # ernest (19jul09) - 1.7.5
+# fanny (1nov09) - 1.7.6
 
 
 ifeq ($(wildcard /sbin/md5),/sbin/md5)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 92fe628..8bd142e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ Highlights of what's new in each release:
 Releases
 ========
 
+v1.7.6 (Fanny) 1nov09
+---------------------
+  * fixed bugs 411099 (sftp chdir isn't unicode-safe), 363163 & 411910 (more
+    IPv6 problems on windows), 413850 (race when server closes the channel),
+    426925 (support port numbers in host keys)
+
 v1.7.5 (Ernest) 19jul09
 -----------------------
   * added support for ARC4 cipher and CTR block chaining (Denis Bernard)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 21248a6..9c6532d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ paramiko
 :Homepage: http://www.lag.net/paramiko/
 
 
-paramiko 1.7.5
+paramiko 1.7.6
 ==============
 
-"Ernest" release, 19 july 2009
+"Fanny" release, 1 november 2009
 
 
 What
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 21248a6..9c6532d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ paramiko
 :Homepage: http://www.lag.net/paramiko/
 
 
-paramiko 1.7.5
+paramiko 1.7.6
 ==============
 
-"Ernest" release, 19 july 2009
+"Fanny" release, 1 november 2009
 
 
 What
diff --git a/paramiko/__init__.py b/paramiko/__init__.py
index 20f95ad..ac0d559 100644
--- a/paramiko/__init__.py
+++ b/paramiko/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2003-2008  Robey Pointer <robeypointer@gmail.com>
+# Copyright (C) 2003-2009  Robey Pointer <robeypointer@gmail.com>
 #
 # This file is part of paramiko.
 #
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).
 
 Website: U{http://www.lag.net/paramiko/}
 
-@version: 1.7.5 (Ernest)
+@version: 1.7.6 (Fanny)
 @author: Robey Pointer
 @contact: robeypointer@gmail.com
 @license: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ if sys.version_info < (2, 2):
 
 
 __author__ = "Robey Pointer <robeypointer@gmail.com>"
-__date__ = "19 Jul 2009"
-__version__ = "1.7.5 (Ernest)"
-__version_info__ = (1, 7, 5)
+__date__ = "1 Nov 2009"
+__version__ = "1.7.6 (Fanny)"
+__version_info__ = (1, 7, 6)
 __license__ = "GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)"
 
 
diff --git a/paramiko/transport.py b/paramiko/transport.py
index a00b754..50e78e7 100644
--- a/paramiko/transport.py
+++ b/paramiko/transport.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class Transport (threading.Thread):
     """
 
     _PROTO_ID = '2.0'
-    _CLIENT_ID = 'paramiko_1.7.5'
+    _CLIENT_ID = 'paramiko_1.7.6'
 
     _preferred_ciphers = ( 'aes128-ctr', 'aes256-ctr', 'aes128-cbc', 'blowfish-cbc', 'aes256-cbc', '3des-cbc',
         'arcfour128', 'arcfour256' )
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e3edb67..965906f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,20 +41,20 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     from distutils.core import setup
     kw = {}
-    
+
 if sys.platform == 'darwin':
 	import setup_helper
 	setup_helper.install_custom_make_tarball()
 
 
 setup(name = "paramiko",
-      version = "1.7.5",
+      version = "1.7.6",
       description = "SSH2 protocol library",
       author = "Robey Pointer",
       author_email = "robeypointer@gmail.com",
       url = "http://www.lag.net/paramiko/",
       packages = [ 'paramiko' ],
-      download_url = 'http://www.lag.net/paramiko/download/paramiko-1.7.5.zip',
+      download_url = 'http://www.lag.net/paramiko/download/paramiko-1.7.6.zip',
       license = 'LGPL',
       platforms = 'Posix; MacOS X; Windows',
       classifiers = [ 'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',