diff --git a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
index 876d6966..2a4f1673 100644
--- a/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
+++ b/.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+- commits:
+    - subject: Fix application directory for Debian postinst script
+      hash: 665a9839873fd3980fac425175877810c497f48d
+      body: ""
+      footer:
+        Change-type: patch
+        change-type: patch
+        Signed-off-by: Ken Bannister <kb2ma@runbox.com>
+        signed-off-by: Ken Bannister <kb2ma@runbox.com>
+      author: Ken Bannister
+      nested: []
+  version: 1.7.9
+  title: "'Fix application directory for Debian postinst script'"
+  date: 2022-03-30T19:31:48.824Z
 - commits:
     - subject: "patch: complete suse uninstall readme"
       hash: 8370f638b4e92a4c981f79362ba0d0700f9f94a1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c68a73e..d1792352 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+# v1.7.9
+## (2022-03-30)
+
+* Fix application directory for Debian postinst script [Ken Bannister]
+
 # v1.7.8
 ## (2022-03-18)
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4236596c..7539bb16 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "balena-etcher",
-  "version": "1.7.8",
+  "version": "1.7.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a84b3c2a..fa31cc68 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "balena-etcher",
   "private": true,
   "displayName": "balenaEtcher",
-  "version": "1.7.8",
+  "version": "1.7.9",
   "packageType": "local",
   "main": "generated/etcher.js",
   "description": "Flash OS images to SD cards and USB drives, safely and easily.",
@@ -116,6 +116,6 @@
     "webpack-dev-server": "4.5.0"
   },
   "versionist": {
-    "publishedAt": "2022-03-18T10:39:52.682Z"
+    "publishedAt": "2022-03-30T19:31:49.383Z"
   }
 }