diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 7c1ed163..36be9023 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ The format is based on `Keep a Changelog`_.
 Unreleased
 ==========
 
+1.7.6 (2023-09-25)
+==================
+
+Added
+-----
+
+- ``DESCRIBE`` command to get insight of attributes
+- ``ikestrel`` interactive shell (command-line utility)
+- Custom stix-shifter connector support #402
+
 1.7.5 (2023-09-07)
 ==================
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index dc80c2fc..f59ddeff 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools >= 56.0.0", "wheel"]
+requires = ["setuptools >= 68.2.2", "wheel"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 13965696..80e36982 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = kestrel-lang
-version = 1.7.5
+version = 1.7.6
 description = Kestrel Threat Hunting Language
 long_description = file:README.rst
 long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ scripts =
     bin/stix-shifter-diag
 python_requires = >= 3.8
 install_requires =
-    typeguard>=4.1.3
+    typeguard>=4.1.5
     pyyaml>=6.0.1
     lxml>=4.9.3
     lark>=1.1.7
-    pandas>=2.0.0
+    pandas>=2.1.1
     pyarrow>=13.0.0
     docker>=6.1.3
     requests>=2.31.0
-    nest-asyncio>=1.5.7
+    nest-asyncio>=1.5.8
     stix-shifter==6.2.1
     stix-shifter-utils==6.2.1
-    firepit>=2.3.27
+    firepit>=2.3.29
 tests_require =
     pytest