diff --git a/config.properties b/config.properties
index d331761ca..68f4fa854 100644
--- a/config.properties
+++ b/config.properties
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ COMPILE_SDK=36
 # Base version name for local development and fallback
 # On CI, this is overridden by the Git tag
 # Before a release, update this to the new Git tag version
-VERSION_NAME_BASE=2.7.8
+VERSION_NAME_BASE=2.7.9
 
 # Minimum firmware versions supported by this app
 MIN_FW_VERSION=2.5.14