diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3ad200a6a..fa6a9d8e1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('glib', 'c',
-  version : '2.78.0',
+  version : '2.79.0',
   # NOTE: See the policy in docs/meson-version.md before changing the Meson dependency
   meson_version : '>= 0.60.0',
   default_options : [