diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47d15c5..6ae9092 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [v2.7.8]
 ### Fixed 
 - Error when reading primers for edlib backend
 
diff --git a/pychopper/__init__.py b/pychopper/__init__.py
index c2c5b73..886c49f 100644
--- a/pychopper/__init__.py
+++ b/pychopper/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-__author__ = 'ONT Applications Group'
-__email__ = 'Apps@nanoporetech.com'
-__version__ = "2.7.7"
+__version__ = "2.7.8"