diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 69b16db1..a8806826 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-### Changed
+## [0.7.9] - 2024-01-18
 
+### Changed
 - `pw.io.http.rest_connector` now also accepts port as a string for backwards compatibility.
 
-
 ## [0.7.8] - 2024-01-18
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 22547282..fd0c8cd5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pathway"
-version = "0.7.8"
+version = "0.7.9"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "arcstr",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a933c6f8..db4ae552 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "pathway"
-version = "0.7.8"
+version = "0.7.9"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
 rust-version = "1.72.0"