diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a05b0885c..29f376fba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v0.7.9
+
+- [#3165](https://github.com/livepeer/go-livepeer/pull/3165) Add node version and orch addr to transcoded metadata
+
+### Features ⚒
+
+#### Broadcaster
+
+- [#3158](https://github.com/livepeer/go-livepeer/pull/3158) Add a metric tag for Orchestrator version
+
+### Bug Fixes 🐞
+
+#### Broadcaster
+
+- [#3164](https://github.com/livepeer/go-livepeer/pull/3164) Fix media compatibility check
+- [#3166](https://github.com/livepeer/go-livepeer/pull/3166) Clean up inactive sessions
+- [#3086](https://github.com/livepeer/go-livepeer/pull/3086) Clear known sessions with inadequate latency scores
+
 ## v0.7.8
 
 ### Features ⚒
diff --git a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
index 58c0bfd8d..22f1b28ed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 ## v0.X.X
 
-- [#3165](https://github.com/livepeer/go-livepeer/pull/3165) Add node version and orch addr to transcoded metadata
-
 ### Breaking Changes 🚨🚨
 
 ### Features ⚒
@@ -24,8 +22,6 @@
 
 #### Broadcaster
 
-- [#3164](https://github.com/livepeer/go-livepeer/pull/3164) Fix video compatibility check
-
 #### Orchestrator
 
 #### Transcoder
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e7c7d3cc3..1451d481e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.8
+0.7.9
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