diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f1f39fe..8954a60b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ### zeronet-conservancy 0.7.7+
 maintainers: @caryoscelus
+- use archived version of .bit domain registry to avoid malicious rewrites
 - readdress .bit domains as part of their deprecation
 - remove potential vulnerability via setuptools (@ajesse11x)
 - improve copying peers from sidebar
diff --git a/src/Config.py b/src/Config.py
index 763d35c9..00a99263 100644
--- a/src/Config.py
+++ b/src/Config.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ trackers = [
 class Config(object):
 
     def __init__(self, argv):
-        self.version = "0.7.7+"
+        self.version = "0.7.8"
         self.user_agent = "conservancy"
         # DEPRECATED ; replace with git-generated commit
         self.rev = 5037