diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 4bbc3bbc4..c3e734d9b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+mkdocs-material-9.7.7 (2026-07-17)
+
+  * Fixed DOM-based XSS vulnerability in search suggestions
+
 mkdocs-material-9.7.6 (2026-03-19)
 
   * Automatically disable MkDocs 2.0 warning for forks of MkDocs
diff --git a/docs/changelog/index.md b/docs/changelog/index.md
index b6b591138..46bae1986 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/index.md
+++ b/docs/changelog/index.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Material for MkDocs
 
+### 9.7.7 <small>July 17, 2026</small> { id="9.7.7" }
+
+- Fixed DOM-based XSS vulnerability in search suggestions
+
 ### 9.7.6 <small>March 19, 2026</small> { id="9.7.6" }
 
 - Automatically disable MkDocs 2.0 warning for forks of MkDocs
diff --git a/material/__init__.py b/material/__init__.py
index a09923341..4561c4129 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__ = "9.7.6"
+__version__ = "9.7.7"
diff --git a/material/templates/base.html b/material/templates/base.html
index 0b709244e..25e205f78 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-9.7.6">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-9.7.7">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page.meta and page.meta.title %}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2d9b6e8f6..a2d03f053 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.7.6",
+  "version": "9.7.7",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mkdocs-material",
-      "version": "9.7.6",
+      "version": "9.7.7",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "clipboard": "^2.0.11",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c2f7c0269..04e863f4c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "9.7.6",
+  "version": "9.7.7",
   "description": "Documentation that simply works",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",