diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0c61176da..1b1521a84 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Change Log
 <!-- usage documentation: http://expeditor-docs.es.chef.io/configuration/changelog/ -->
 
-<!-- latest_release 6.4.77 -->
-## [v6.4.77](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/tree/v6.4.77) (2023-10-30)
+<!-- latest_release 6.4.78 -->
+## [v6.4.78](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/tree/v6.4.78) (2023-10-30)
 
 #### Merged Pull Requests
-- CHEF-7670 Ability to set feature preview flag using ENV [#6833](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/6833) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08))
-- Fix lint offense, TrailingWhitespace &amp; EmptyLines [#6830](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/6830) ([ahasunos](https://github.com/ahasunos))
+- Profile params usage changes - inspec compliance plugin [#6832](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/6832) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08))
 <!-- latest_release -->
 
 ## [v6.4.48](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/tree/v6.4.48) (2023-08-22)
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@
 ### Changes since 5.22.13 release
 
 #### Merged Pull Requests
+- Profile params usage changes - inspec compliance plugin [#6832](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/6832) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) <!-- 6.4.78 -->
 - CHEF-7670 Ability to set feature preview flag using ENV [#6833](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/6833) ([Nik08](https://github.com/Nik08)) <!-- 6.4.77 -->
 - Fix lint offense, TrailingWhitespace &amp; EmptyLines [#6830](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/6830) ([ahasunos](https://github.com/ahasunos)) <!-- 6.4.76 -->
 - Update runtime platform list [#6826](https://github.com/inspec/inspec/pull/6826) ([clintoncwolfe](https://github.com/clintoncwolfe)) <!-- 6.4.76 -->
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 840110c51..405455983 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.4.77
\ No newline at end of file
+6.4.78
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/inspec-bin/lib/inspec-bin/version.rb b/inspec-bin/lib/inspec-bin/version.rb
index 4a6348dcd..391039a1c 100644
--- a/inspec-bin/lib/inspec-bin/version.rb
+++ b/inspec-bin/lib/inspec-bin/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file managed by automation - do not edit manually
 module InspecBin
   INSPECBIN_ROOT = File.expand_path("..", __dir__)
-  VERSION = "6.4.77".freeze
+  VERSION = "6.4.78".freeze
 end
diff --git a/lib/inspec/version.rb b/lib/inspec/version.rb
index 1128f8544..223706eb7 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/version.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Inspec
-  VERSION = "6.4.77".freeze
+  VERSION = "6.4.78".freeze
 end