diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 10385a98b..4bbc3bbc4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+mkdocs-material-9.7.6 (2026-03-19)
+
+  * Automatically disable MkDocs 2.0 warning for forks of MkDocs
+
 mkdocs-material-9.7.5 (2026-03-10)
 
   * Limited version range of mkdocs to <2
diff --git a/docs/changelog/index.md b/docs/changelog/index.md
index 8bf869f4f..b6b591138 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/index.md
+++ b/docs/changelog/index.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Material for MkDocs
 
+### 9.7.6 <small>March 19, 2026</small> { id="9.7.6" }
+
+- Automatically disable MkDocs 2.0 warning for forks of MkDocs
+
 ### 9.7.5 <small>March 10, 2026</small> { id="9.7.5" }
 
 - Limited version range of mkdocs to <2
diff --git a/material/__init__.py b/material/__init__.py
index 5770f85f8..a09923341 100644
--- a/material/__init__.py
+++ b/material/__init__.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
 # IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-__version__ = "9.7.5"
+__version__ = "9.7.6"
diff --git a/material/templates/base.html b/material/templates/base.html
index 7483a1b1d..04b8cad4b 100644
--- a/material/templates/base.html
+++ b/material/templates/base.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="{{ lang.t('rss.updated') }}" href="{{ 'feed_rss_updated.xml' | url }}">
       {% endif %}
       <link rel="icon" href="{{ config.theme.favicon | url }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.7.5">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.7.6">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page.meta and page.meta.title %}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3452c3e1a..fd64d3be9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.7.5",
+  "version": "9.7.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mkdocs-material",
-      "version": "9.7.5",
+      "version": "9.7.6",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "clipboard": "^2.0.11",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f580923f..2f71d73fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.7.5",
+  "version": "9.7.6",
   "description": "Documentation that simply works",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",