diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e8c5320a..e8eb7e5e7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ PROJECT(OpenSceneGraph)
 
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION 2)
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION 7)
-SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 8)
-SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_SOVERSION 53)
+SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 9)
+SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_SOVERSION 54)
 
 # set to 0 when not a release candidate, non zero means that any generated 
 # svn tags will be treated as release candidates of given number
diff --git a/include/osg/Version b/include/osg/Version
index 2f843cbef..f3abc7db1 100644
--- a/include/osg/Version
+++ b/include/osg/Version
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION    2
 #define OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION    7
-#define OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION    8
-#define OPENSCENEGRAPH_SOVERSION        53
+#define OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION    9
+#define OPENSCENEGRAPH_SOVERSION        54
 
 /**
   * osgGetVersion() returns the library version number.
diff --git a/packaging/pkgconfig/openscenegraph.pc b/packaging/pkgconfig/openscenegraph.pc
index 2a1ac61df..bb0e783a1 100644
--- a/packaging/pkgconfig/openscenegraph.pc
+++ b/packaging/pkgconfig/openscenegraph.pc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ includedir=${prefix}/include
 
 Name: openscenegraph
 Description: 3D scenegraph
-Version: 2.7.8
+Version: 2.7.9
 Requires: openthreads
 Conflicts:
 Libs: -L${libdir} -losg -losgDB -losgFX -losgGA -losgParticle -losgSim -losgText -losgUtil -losgTerrain -losgManipulator -losgViewer -losgWidget