diff --git a/BUILD_VERSION b/BUILD_VERSION
index 785e84422f2..104b8243658 100644
--- a/BUILD_VERSION
+++ b/BUILD_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.7.8
+8.7.9
diff --git a/build_data.yml b/build_data.yml
index 36f57104248..1385df2a1b2 100644
--- a/build_data.yml
+++ b/build_data.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-build-version: 8.7.8
+build-version: 8.7.9
 capi-version-min: v16.11.0