diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8b2ffa96..78fa62f4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+linkchecker (7.9-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * New upstream release.
+
+ -- Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>  Wed, 23 May 2012 06:55:45 +0200
+
 linkchecker (7.8-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2b9f9aff..2eb1bd6f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ except ImportError:
     has_py2app = False
 
 # the application version
-AppVersion = "7.8"
+AppVersion = "7.9"
 # the application name
 AppName = "LinkChecker"