diff --git a/cis/__init__.py b/cis/__init__.py
index d06d27c8..4a13bb09 100644
--- a/cis/__init__.py
+++ b/cis/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 ungridded, but not a mix. For ungridded data lists it is assumed that all objects share the same coordinates.
 """
 __author__ = "David Michel, Daniel Wallis, Duncan Watson-Parris, Richard Wilkinson, Ian Bush, Matt Kendall, John Holt"
-__version__ = "1.7.8"
+__version__ = "1.7.9"
 __status__ = "Stable"
 __website__ = "http://www.cistools.net/"