diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md
index 581d395e1..07457fba8 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.7.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# v2.7.9 (FUTURE)
+# v2.7.9 (2020-03-06)
 
 **Note:** This release will deploy a Python virtual environment on upgrade in the `venv/` directory. This will require modifying the paths to your Python and gunicorn executables in the systemd service files. For more detail, please see the [upgrade instructions](https://netbox.readthedocs.io/en/stable/installation/upgrading/).
 
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index 7f4f44b1a..19e124abc 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 # Environment setup
 #
 
-VERSION = '2.7.9-dev'
+VERSION = '2.7.9'
 
 # Hostname
 HOSTNAME = platform.node()