diff --git a/pages/node/pd/chain-upgrade.mdx b/pages/node/pd/chain-upgrade.mdx
index 239fed8..fb1be57 100644
--- a/pages/node/pd/chain-upgrade.mdx
+++ b/pages/node/pd/chain-upgrade.mdx
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import {PENUMBRA_VERSION} from '../../../penumbra_versions.js';
-
 # Performing a chain upgrade
 
 When consensus-breaking changes are made to the Penumbra protocol,
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ Consider performing a backup as a preliminary step during the downtime,
 so that your node state is recoverable.
 
 1. Stop both `pd` and `cometbft`. Depending on how you run Penumbra, this could mean `sudo systemctl stop penumbra cometbft`.
-2. Download the latest version of `pd` and install it. Run `pd --version` and confirm you see "{PENUMBRA_VERSION}" before proceeding.
+2. Download the latest version of `pd` and install it. Run `pd --version` and confirm you see the correct version.
 3. Optionally, use `pd export` to create a snapshot of the `pd` state.
 4. Apply the migration with `pd migrate --home PD_HOME --comet-home COMETBFT_HOME`.  If using the default home locations (from `pd network join`), you can omit the paths and just run `pd migrate`.
 
diff --git a/pages/node/pd/install.mdx b/pages/node/pd/install.mdx
index 4d958cc..51ef49e 100644
--- a/pages/node/pd/install.mdx
+++ b/pages/node/pd/install.mdx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { PENUMBRA_VERSION, COMETBFT_VERSION } from '../../../penumbra_versions.js';
+import { COMETBFT_VERSION } from '../../../penumbra_versions.js';
 
 # Installing pd
 There are many ways to configure and run Penumbra. The easiest is to download
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ sudo mv pd-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/pd /usr/local/bin/
 # confirm the pd binary is installed by running:
 pd --version
 ```
-Make sure the version that's installed is at least <code>{PENUMBRA_VERSION}</code>.
 There's also a one-liner install script available on the release page, which will install `pd` to `$HOME/.cargo/bin/`.
 
 ### Installing CometBFT
diff --git a/penumbra_versions.js b/penumbra_versions.js
index 5f883d3..5a520a6 100644
--- a/penumbra_versions.js
+++ b/penumbra_versions.js
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 // works in normal prose, but fails in backticked-codeblocks. There's some discussion
 // about how to do this better in https://github.com/orgs/mdx-js/discussions/2288.
 
-export const PENUMBRA_VERSION = 'v0.79.2';
+export const PENUMBRA_VERSION = 'v0.79.3';
 export const COMETBFT_VERSION = 'v0.37.9';