diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06e259e1..5160e8a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v1.7.8 (2024-08-15)
+
+### Other
+
+* Add scopes and secret to device client example ([#150](https://github.com/WIPACrepo/rest-tools/issues/150)) ([`669ea3d`](https://github.com/WIPACrepo/rest-tools/commit/669ea3d7715708a98a51de42a4f45278ee00071b))
+
 ## v1.7.7 (2024-08-08)
 
 ### Other
diff --git a/rest_tools/__init__.py b/rest_tools/__init__.py
index d5072c43..98bc1d2b 100644
--- a/rest_tools/__init__.py
+++ b/rest_tools/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # is zero for an official release, positive for a development branch,
 # or negative for a release candidate or beta (after the base version
 # number has been incremented)
-__version__ = "1.7.7"
+__version__ = "1.7.8"
 version_info = (
     int(__version__.split(".")[0]),
     int(__version__.split(".")[1]),