diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 597d0389..5df95fb7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in 1.17.8
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: not yet
+
+...
+
 Changes in 1.17.7
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Released: 2026-05-06
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e2b7e3f7..eb3ffe81 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 project(
   'flatpak',
   'c',
-  version : '1.17.7',
+  version : '1.17.8',
   default_options: [
     'warning_level=2',
   ],
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ project(
 
 flatpak_major_version = 1
 flatpak_minor_version = 17
-flatpak_micro_version = 7
+flatpak_micro_version = 8
 flatpak_extra_version = ''
 
 flatpak_interface_age = 0