diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c40ac1..7ff4702 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ subversion-1.6.12.tar.bz2
 /subversion-1.7.6.tar.bz2
 /subversion-1.7.7.tar.bz2
 /subversion-1.7.8.tar.bz2
+/subversion-1.7.9.tar.bz2
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 652386a..8c2a049 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-454b9f398415c3504435bf8c3f6ed127  subversion-1.7.8.tar.bz2
+8d532025771a67c06c23f299699f056f  subversion-1.7.9.tar.bz2
diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index 0525228..1c290e7 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 
 Summary: A Modern Concurrent Version Control System
 Name: subversion
-Version: 1.7.8
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Version: 1.7.9
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: ASL 2.0
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: http://subversion.apache.org/
@@ -467,6 +467,9 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Apr  9 2013 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.7.9-1
+- update to 1.7.9 (#948813)
+
 * Tue Jan  8 2013 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.7.8-3
 - update to latest psvn.el