diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 4483ffd..12b5b21 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
   "lib/java-server-sdk-otel": "0.1.0",
   "lib/shared/common": "2.1.1",
   "lib/shared/internal": "1.3.0",
-  "lib/sdk/server": "7.6.0"
+  "lib/sdk/server": "7.7.0"
 }
diff --git a/lib/sdk/server/CHANGELOG.md b/lib/sdk/server/CHANGELOG.md
index df6a893..71d3f8e 100644
--- a/lib/sdk/server/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/lib/sdk/server/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to the LaunchDarkly Java SDK will be documented in this file. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## [7.7.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/java-core/compare/7.6.0...7.7.0) (2025-01-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* lazy load jsonParser and yamlParser FlagFileParser ([#35](https://github.com/launchdarkly/java-core/issues/35)) ([a500c81](https://github.com/launchdarkly/java-core/commit/a500c813b23f2b24733a300e1662ea352cad0fe2))
+
 ## [7.6.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/java-core/compare/7.5.0...7.6.0) (2024-10-24)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/sdk/server/gradle.properties b/lib/sdk/server/gradle.properties
index 98c57e6..d7590e3 100644
--- a/lib/sdk/server/gradle.properties
+++ b/lib/sdk/server/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #x-release-please-start-version
-version=7.6.0
+version=7.7.0
 #x-release-please-end
 
 # See https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/11308 regarding the following property
diff --git a/lib/sdk/server/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/sdk/server/Version.java b/lib/sdk/server/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/sdk/server/Version.java
index a12f5f4..96c4514 100644
--- a/lib/sdk/server/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/sdk/server/Version.java
+++ b/lib/sdk/server/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/sdk/server/Version.java
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ private Version() {}
   
   // This constant is updated automatically by our Gradle script during a release, if the project version has changed
   // x-release-please-start-version
-  static final String SDK_VERSION = "7.6.0";
+  static final String SDK_VERSION = "7.7.0";
   // x-release-please-end
 }