diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 93708aa11d..ec0ea3883c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -15,13 +15,9 @@
         + Use the faster travis docker infrastructure without sudo
 
 2015-09-15    release 7.8.0
-    - Core
     - Build
         + Added fixes for AIX7.1 by tkob <ether4@gmail.com>
         + Rewrote new_changelog_skeleton.pl to use JSON release data.
-    - Documentation
-    - Tests
-    - Community
 
 2015-08-18    release 7.7.0
     - Documentation
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 09a6d30847..4bc5d61816 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.8.0
+7.9.0
diff --git a/docs/parrothist.pod b/docs/parrothist.pod
index 125e0e71b4..24d32e29de 100644
--- a/docs/parrothist.pod
+++ b/docs/parrothist.pod
@@ -191,5 +191,6 @@ Starred release numbers indicate supported releases.
  Util        7.6.0 *        2015-Jul-21     "Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot"
  rurban      7.7.0          2015-Aug-18     "Red-headed Lovebird"
  Util        7.8.0          2015-Sep-15     "Military Macaw"
+ rurban      7.9.0 *        2015-Oct-20     "Sangihe hanging parrot"
 
 =cut
diff --git a/docs/project/release_manager_guide.pod b/docs/project/release_manager_guide.pod
index 89b5db38fc..1ee902d269 100644
--- a/docs/project/release_manager_guide.pod
+++ b/docs/project/release_manager_guide.pod
@@ -561,8 +561,9 @@ L<http://www.google.com/calendar/render?cid=ldhctdamsgfg5a1cord52po9h8@group.cal
 
 Make sure that at least the next two releases are covered.
 
-    - Oct 20, 2015 - *7.9.0   - rurban
     - Nov 17, 2015 -  7.10.0  - Util
+    - Dec 15, 2015 -  7.11.0  - rurban
+    - Jan 19, 2016 - *8.0.0   - Util
 
 =cut
 
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diff --git a/tools/release/release.json b/tools/release/release.json
index 40ccc2af2f..6ee4d1623d 100644
--- a/tools/release/release.json
+++ b/tools/release/release.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
-    "release.version"  : "7.8.0",
-    "release.name"     : "Military Macaw",
+    "release.version"  : "7.9.0",
+    "release.name"     : "Sangihe hanging parrot",
     "release.day"      : "Tuesday",
-    "release.nextdate" : "20 Oct 2015",
-    "release.type"     : "devel",
+    "release.nextdate" : "17 Nov 2015",
+    "release.type"     : "supported",
 
     "web.root"         : "http://parrot.org/",
     "web.source"       : "download",
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
     "web.org_root"     : "https://github.com/parrot",
 
     "bugday.day"       : "Saturday",
-    "bugday.date"      : "17 Oct 2015",
+    "bugday.date"      : "14 Nov 2015",
 
     "wiki.root"        : "https://github.com/parrot/parrot/wiki",
-    "wiki.bugday"      : "bug_day_2015_10_17",
+    "wiki.bugday"      : "bug_day_2015_11_14",
 
-    "ftp.path"         : "ftp://ftp.parrot.org/pub/parrot/releases/devel/7.8.0/"
+    "ftp.path"         : "ftp://ftp.parrot.org/pub/parrot/releases/supported/7.9.0/"
 }