diff --git a/cli/main.cpp b/cli/main.cpp
index 661b71ed2..4ef232cd0 100644
--- a/cli/main.cpp
+++ b/cli/main.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 /**
  *
  * @mainpage Cppcheck
- * @version 1.78.99
+ * @version 1.79
  *
  * @section overview_sec Overview
  * Cppcheck is a simple tool for static analysis of C/C++ code.
diff --git a/lib/version.h b/lib/version.h
index 65d99f50f..a2bfe1034 100644
--- a/lib/version.h
+++ b/lib/version.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define CPPCHECK_MAJOR 1
-#define CPPCHECK_MINOR 78
+#define CPPCHECK_MINOR 79
 #define CPPCHECK_DEVMINOR 79
 
 #define STRINGIFY(x) STRING(x)
diff --git a/man/manual.docbook b/man/manual.docbook
index 1a0a78f33..49e8d07ef 100644
--- a/man/manual.docbook
+++ b/man/manual.docbook
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd">
 <book>
   <bookinfo>
-    <title>Cppcheck 1.79 dev</title>
+    <title>Cppcheck 1.79</title>
 
     <date>2017-03-14</date>
   </bookinfo>
diff --git a/win_installer/productInfo.wxi b/win_installer/productInfo.wxi
index 2ae91e372..ebd945e1d 100644
--- a/win_installer/productInfo.wxi
+++ b/win_installer/productInfo.wxi
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Include>
-  <?define ProductName = "Cppcheck $(var.Platform) 1.79 dev" ?>
+  <?define ProductName = "Cppcheck $(var.Platform) 1.79" ?>
   <?define ProductNameShort = "Cppcheck" ?>
-  <?define ProductVersion = "1.78.99" ?>
+  <?define ProductVersion = "1.79" ?>
 
   <?define ProductManufacturer = "The Cppcheck team" ?>
   <?define ProductDescription = "Cppcheck is a tool for static analysis of C/C++ code" ?>