diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 27066886..d46b78f5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+0.179.0
+  - signature (ssh key) authetication fixes (RSA key support, skip binary files)
+  - commandline: handle calls without arguments gracefully
+  - use percent-quoted url for download url generation
+  - osc co/up: highlight pending requests' header
+  - get_results(): fix check for empty details
+  - another exception for github URLs for "osc add"
+  - update Sphinx configuration, documentation fixes
+  - support flavors in aggregatepac
+  - check if repos provided to aggregatepac command exist
+  - several coding style fixes
+
 0.178.0
   - EXPERIMENTAL: git repository handling
     * init command is working inside of a git repository
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index b0346b97..c6e251f7 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-__version__ = '0.178'
+__version__ = '0.179'
 
 # __store_version__ is to be incremented when the format of the working copy
 # "store" changes in an incompatible way. Please add any needed migration