diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e7951df4c..27060bc8a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ It works with IIS 5.0+, Apache and all major web, wap, proxy, streaming
 server log files (and even ftp servers or mail logs) on all Operating Systems.
 
 - License: GNU GPL v3+ (GNU General Public License. See LICENSE file), OSI Certified Open Source Software license.
-- Version: 7.8
-- Release date: April 2020
+- Version: 7.9
+- Release date: January 2023
 - Platforms: All (Linux, NT, BSD, Solaris and other *NIX's, BeOS, OS/2...)
 - Author: Laurent Destailleur <eldy@users.sourceforge.net>
 
diff --git a/wwwroot/cgi-bin/awstats.pl b/wwwroot/cgi-bin/awstats.pl
index 6d6632013..1f26b1d33 100755
--- a/wwwroot/cgi-bin/awstats.pl
+++ b/wwwroot/cgi-bin/awstats.pl
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 # Defines
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 use vars qw/ $REVISION $VERSION /;
-$REVISION = '20200416';
-$VERSION  = "7.8 (build $REVISION)";
+$REVISION = '20230108';
+$VERSION  = "7.9 (build $REVISION)";
 
 # ----- Constants -----
 use vars qw/