diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7c80cae7..60e61f00 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1.7.8.dev0
+1.7.8
  * #620: With the "create" action and the "--list" ("--files") flag, only show excluded files at
    verbosity 2.
  * #621: Add optional authentication to the ntfy monitoring hook.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 88a780e6..0ef85a79 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-VERSION = '1.7.8.dev0'
+VERSION = '1.7.8'
 
 
 setup(