diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 15ab44d0b..073ed30cb 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 author = 'Andy Byers, Mauro Sanchez & Martin Paul Eve'
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = '1.7.3'
+version = '1.7.4'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '1.7.3'
+release = '1.7.4'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/janeway/__init__.py b/src/janeway/__init__.py
index e60875943..9f402be62 100644
--- a/src/janeway/__init__.py
+++ b/src/janeway/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 from packaging import version
-__version__ = version.parse("1.7.3")
+__version__ = version.parse("1.7.4")
diff --git a/src/utils/migrations/0039_upgrade_1_7_4.py b/src/utils/migrations/0039_upgrade_1_7_4.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0044abec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/migrations/0039_upgrade_1_7_4.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.15 on 2024-10-25 14:18
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+from django.utils import timezone
+
+VERSION = "1.7.4"
+
+
+def rollback(apps, schema_editor):
+    version_model = apps.get_model("utils", "Version")
+    latest_version = version_model.objects.get(number=VERSION, rollback=None)
+    latest_version.rollback = timezone.now()
+    latest_version.save()
+
+
+def upgrade(apps, schema_editor):
+    version_model = apps.get_model("utils", "Version")
+    new_version = version_model.objects.create(number=VERSION)
+    new_version.save()
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('utils', '0038_upgrade_1_7_2'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(upgrade, reverse_code=rollback),
+    ]