diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6d7a1d0..74740f5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ john-1.7.3.4.tar.bz2.sign
 /john-1.7.6.tar.bz2.sign
 /john-1.7.8.tar.bz2
 /john-1.7.8.tar.bz2.sign
+/john-1.7.9.tar.bz2
+/john-1.7.9.tar.bz2.sign
diff --git a/john.spec b/john.spec
index 8999827..802e088 100644
--- a/john.spec
+++ b/john.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary:          John the Ripper password cracker
 Name:             john
-Version:          1.7.8
-Release:          2%{?dist}
+Version:          1.7.9
+Release:          1%{?dist}
 
 URL:              http://www.openwall.com/john
 License:          GPLv2
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 20 2012 Till Maas <opensource@till.name> - 1.7.9-1
+- Update to new release
+
 * Fri Jan 13 2012 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.7.8-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_17_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 0e90bd9..63e24de 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-e6d7f261829610d6949c706ebac0517c  john-1.7.8.tar.bz2
-b9713f6ba1c716862e354275ab6f923b  john-1.7.8.tar.bz2.sign
+45f54fc59386ecd67daaef9f19781d93  john-1.7.9.tar.bz2
+43ba6009a2c7ea972e4fc4fdb5834426  john-1.7.9.tar.bz2.sign