diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6f0eb1c..66a2685 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -45,3 +45,7 @@
 2013-08-02  Eduardo Lima (Etrunko)
 
         * 1.7.8 release
+
+2013-09-10  Eduardo Lima (Etrunko)
+
+        * 1.7.9 release
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 1932cef..42e2051 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+Expedite 1.7.9
+
+Changes since Expedite 1.7.8:
+-----------------------------
+
+No changes, just updating to keep in sync with last release.
+
+
 Expedite 1.7.8
 
 Changes since Expedite 1.7.7:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 30b2390..7398052 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 # get rid of that stupid cache mechanism
 rm -f config.cache
 
-AC_INIT([expedite], [1.7.8], [enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([expedite], [1.7.9], [enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_PREREQ([2.52])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([configure.ac])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
@@ -123,18 +123,18 @@ LT_PROG_RC
 
 case "$host_os" in
    mingw32*)
-      PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EVIL], [evil >= 1.7.8])
+      PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EVIL], [evil >= 1.7.9])
       AC_DEFINE(HAVE_EVIL, 1, [Set to 1 if Evil library is installed])
       ;;
 esac
 
 # Eina
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EINA], eina >= 1.7.8)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EINA], eina >= 1.7.9)
 
 # Evas
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EVAS], evas >= 1.7.8 eet >= 1.7.8)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EVAS], evas >= 1.7.9 eet >= 1.7.9)
 
 # Xlib