diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index f1bbf00f3..422dfbc3a 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: version.h,v 1.82 2018/07/03 11:42:12 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: version.h,v 1.83 2018/10/10 16:43:49 deraadt Exp $ */
 
-#define SSH_VERSION	"OpenSSH_7.8"
+#define SSH_VERSION	"OpenSSH_7.9"
 
 #define SSH_PORTABLE	"p1"
 #define SSH_RELEASE	SSH_VERSION SSH_PORTABLE