diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 778530d08..736e2005b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 # Change Log
 <!-- usage documentation: http://expeditor-docs.es.chef.io/configuration/changelog/ -->
-<!-- latest_release -->
+<!-- latest_release 2.1.79 -->
+## [v2.1.79](https://github.com/chef/inspec/tree/v2.1.79) (2018-05-17)
+
+#### Merged Pull Requests
+- Add job_uuid passthrough for automate report [#3064](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/3064) ([jquick](https://github.com/jquick))
 <!-- latest_release -->
 
-<!-- release_rollup -->
+<!-- release_rollup since=2.1.78 -->
+### Changes since 2.1.78 release
+
+#### Merged Pull Requests
+- Add job_uuid passthrough for automate report [#3064](https://github.com/chef/inspec/pull/3064) ([jquick](https://github.com/jquick)) <!-- 2.1.79 -->
 <!-- release_rollup -->
 
 <!-- latest_stable_release -->
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 68ae8aa4e..d07407115 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.78
\ No newline at end of file
+2.1.79
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/inspec/version.rb b/lib/inspec/version.rb
index 5472fe29f..18b82effa 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/version.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/version.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # author: Christoph Hartmann
 
 module Inspec
-  VERSION = '2.1.78'
+  VERSION = '2.1.79'
 end