diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index d6899e8cf..e8fdd19ef 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    view_component (2.78.0)
+    view_component (2.79.0)
       activesupport (>= 5.0.0, < 8.0)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
       method_source (~> 1.0)
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 030b4eab2..ea29b3e9e 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ nav_order: 5
 
 ## main
 
+## 2.79.0
+
 * Add ability to pass explicit `preview_path` to preview generator.
 
     *Erinna Chen*
diff --git a/docs/_data/library.yml b/docs/_data/library.yml
index 7cff9557e..56fbd46dd 100644
--- a/docs/_data/library.yml
+++ b/docs/_data/library.yml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version: 2.78.0
+version: 2.79.0
diff --git a/lib/view_component/version.rb b/lib/view_component/version.rb
index cc9d1bbd6..6bc36a703 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/version.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/version.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module ViewComponent
   module VERSION
     MAJOR = 2
-    MINOR = 78
+    MINOR = 79
     PATCH = 0
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH].join(".")