diff --git a/drmaa/version.py b/drmaa/version.py
index 40c7d8c..b4f83fe 100644
--- a/drmaa/version.py
+++ b/drmaa/version.py
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 :author: Dan Blanchard (dan.blanchard@gmail.com)
 '''
 
-__version__ = '0.7.8'
+__version__ = '0.7.9'
 VERSION = tuple(int(x) for x in __version__.split('.'))