diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 4c11cd3..9591e2f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+v1.7.9
+  Version 1.7.9
+
+  Bugfix release
+  - Remove Django Samples. ([#657](https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-python-client/pull/657))
+  - Call request_orig with kwargs ([#658](https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-python-client/pull/658))
+
 v1.7.8
   Version 1.7.8
 
diff --git a/METADATA b/METADATA
index 616b802..3548628 100644
--- a/METADATA
+++ b/METADATA
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
     type: GIT
     value: "https://github.com/google/google-api-python-client"
   }
-  version: "v1.7.8"
+  version: "v1.7.9"
   last_upgrade_date {
     year: 2019
-    month: 2
-    day: 1
+    month: 5
+    day: 22
   }
 }
diff --git a/googleapiclient/__init__.py b/googleapiclient/__init__.py
index ee986d2..dfb68b7 100644
--- a/googleapiclient/__init__.py
+++ b/googleapiclient/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "1.7.8"
+__version__ = "1.7.9"
 
 # Set default logging handler to avoid "No handler found" warnings.
 import logging
diff --git a/googleapiclient/http.py b/googleapiclient/http.py
index 4949d0c..5caca19 100644
--- a/googleapiclient/http.py
+++ b/googleapiclient/http.py
@@ -1720,8 +1720,8 @@
       headers['user-agent'] = user_agent + ' ' + headers['user-agent']
     else:
       headers['user-agent'] = user_agent
-    resp, content = request_orig(uri, method, body, headers,
-                        redirections, connection_type)
+    resp, content = request_orig(uri, method=method, body=body, headers=headers,
+                        redirections=redirections, connection_type=connection_type)
     return resp, content
 
   http.request = new_request
@@ -1761,8 +1761,8 @@
             'OAuth 1.0 request made with Credentials after tunnel_patch.')
       headers['x-http-method-override'] = "PATCH"
       method = 'POST'
-    resp, content = request_orig(uri, method, body, headers,
-                        redirections, connection_type)
+    resp, content = request_orig(uri, method=method, body=body, headers=headers,
+                        redirections=redirections, connection_type=connection_type)
     return resp, content
 
   http.request = new_request
diff --git a/samples/README.md b/samples/README.md
index c9c7cea..d94e0cc 100644
--- a/samples/README.md
+++ b/samples/README.md
@@ -149,10 +149,6 @@
     <td><a href="plus">samples/plus</a></td>
     <td>Loop over all a user's activities and print a short snippet</td>
   </tr>
-  <tr>
-    <td><a href="django_sample">samples/django_sample</a></td>
-    <td>Demonstrates oauth2client and the Google+ API from Django</td>
-  </tr>
 </table>
 
 ## ![](http://www.google.com/images/icons/feature/predictionapi-32.png) Prediction API
@@ -294,10 +290,6 @@
     Engine applications</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
-    <td><a href="django_sample">samples/django_sample</a></td>
-    <td>Demonstrates oauth2client and the Google+ API from Django</td>
-  </tr>
-  <tr>
     <td><a href="service_account">samples/service_account</a></td>
     <td>Demonstrates working with service accounts</td>
   </tr>
@@ -317,15 +309,6 @@
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-# Django Samples
-
-<table>
-  <tr>
-    <td><a href="django_sample">samples/django_sample</a></td>
-    <td>Demonstrates oauth2client and the Google+ API from Django</td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-
 # Command-line Samples
 
 <table>