diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c69c48285f..36b079a113 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,21 @@ beta releases are not included in this history.
 
 [//]: # (begin_release_notes)
 
+"1.79.0" (2025-01-10)
+=====================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- :boom: Move to golang 1.21 so dependencies can be upgraded (#20250110143542)
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Dependency upgrade: v5-5.13.1 (#20250110145840)
+
+
 "1.78.0" (2025-01-10)
 =====================
 
diff --git a/changes/20250110143542.feature b/changes/20250110143542.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 45562b5827..0000000000
--- a/changes/20250110143542.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-:boom: Move to golang 1.21 so dependencies can be upgraded
diff --git a/changes/20250110145840.bugfix b/changes/20250110145840.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a823ff94e..0000000000
--- a/changes/20250110145840.bugfix
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Dependency upgrade: v5-5.13.1
diff --git a/utils/module.properties b/utils/module.properties
index 7afb77e76c..7637111eb7 100644
--- a/utils/module.properties
+++ b/utils/module.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Version=1.78.0
+Version=1.79.0
 MajorVersion=1
-MinorVersion=78
+MinorVersion=79
 PatchVersion=0
-CommitHash=837112a19e23358c1549cf00f1a8714b904f00d4
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+CommitHash=fea02b925dfc79aad00509bfc95d8f1ab68b8476
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