diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 91e45147..378cb429 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-### zeronet-conservancy 0.7.8.1+
-maintainers: @caryoscelus
+### zeronet-conservancy 0.7.9+
+
+### zeronet-conservancy 0.7.9 (2023-07-02)
+maintainers: @caryoscelus -> none
 - update README (build/dev instructions; thanks to @fgaz)
 - better debugging of update non-propagation
 - sec update of msgpck dependency (@chncaption)
@@ -7,6 +9,7 @@ maintainers: @caryoscelus
 - improvement in imports and naming (@caryoscelus)
 - siteSign accepts absolute paths as well as paths relative to working directory (@caryoscelus)
 - updated trackers from Syncronite by @Styromaniac
+- no longer officially maintained
 
 ### zeronet-conservancy 0.7.8.1 (2022-11-28) (0054eca9df0c9c8c2f4a78)
 maintainers: @caryoscelus
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe0ead3f..3d5a64f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ zeronet-conservancy is a fork/continuation of [ZeroNet](https://github.com/Hello
 (that has been abandoned by its creator) that is dedicated to sustaining existing p2p network and developing
 its values of decentralization and freedom, while gradually switching to a better designed network
 
+## No active maintainer warning
+
+This fork was created and maintained by @caryoscelus, but due to vanishing interest and in order to avoid having
+another one-person project, they stepped down. This means there currently is no active maintainer (you're are
+welcome to become one!), however some development might still happen.
+
 ## Why fork?
 
 During onion-v3 switch crisis, we needed a fork that worked with onion-v3 and didn't depend on trust to one or
@@ -213,7 +219,7 @@ need to know their alternatives.
 
 ### Financially support maintainers
 
-Currently the lead developer / maintainer of this fork is @caryoscelus. You can
+This fork was created and maintained by @caryoscelus. You can
 see ways to donate to them on https://caryoscelus.github.io/donate/ (or check
 sidebar if you're reading this on github for more ways). As our team grows, we
 will create team accounts on friendly crowdfunding platforms as well.
diff --git a/src/Config.py b/src/Config.py
index b6824771..f19b9bbe 100644
--- a/src/Config.py
+++ b/src/Config.py
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ trackers = [
 class Config(object):
 
     def __init__(self, argv):
-        self.version = "0.7.8.1+"
+        self.version = "0.7.9"
         self.user_agent = "conservancy"
         # DEPRECATED ; replace with git-generated commit
-        self.rev = 5041
+        self.rev = 5100
         self.user_agent_rev = 8192
         self.argv = argv
         self.action = None