diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 48f0a4715..00a55035c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.75.0-next
+7.76.0-next
diff --git a/tools/devworkspace-generator/package.json b/tools/devworkspace-generator/package.json
index 9bd73be2a..95822958a 100644
--- a/tools/devworkspace-generator/package.json
+++ b/tools/devworkspace-generator/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
     "inversify": "^5.0.1",
     "js-yaml": "^4.0.0",
     "jsonc-parser": "^3.0.0",
-    "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13"
+    "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
+    "@eclipse-che/che-devworkspace-generator": "7.76.0-next"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "^27.0.2",