Release 1.7.9. (#663)

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/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