diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e5e03132..56e0e9bb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.7.9](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/compare/v1.7.8...v1.7.9) (2026-05-12)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Update dependencies to latest as of 2026-05-04 ([#763](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/issues/763)) ([d0d0784](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/commit/d0d0784447d1262f9e313e3137776031a834630d))
+
 ## [1.7.8](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/compare/v1.7.7...v1.7.8) (2026-04-17)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c5c9baf..f2f46ddd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ your kubernetes cluster:
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 
 ```shell
-kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.7.8/cloud-sql-proxy-operator.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.7.9/cloud-sql-proxy-operator.yaml
 ```
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-end} -->
diff --git a/docs/quick-start.md b/docs/quick-start.md
index e50bb91a..dbbeaa13 100644
--- a/docs/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/quick-start.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ your kubernetes cluster:
 
 <!-- {x-release-please-start-version} -->
 ```shell
-curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.7.8/install.sh | bash
+curl https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sql-connectors/cloud-sql-proxy-operator/v1.7.9/install.sh | bash
 ```
 <!-- {x-release-please-end} -->
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 84298f96..f65dc1e2 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.8
+1.7.9