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diff --git a/pcre.changes b/pcre.changes
index b387a5e..78b72ad 100644
--- a/pcre.changes
+++ b/pcre.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue May  5 14:24:17 CEST 2009 - ms@suse.de
+
+- Release 7.9 11-Apr-09 (bnc #500734)
+  Mostly bugfixes and tidies with just a couple of minor
+  functional additions. 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan  7 12:34:56 CET 2009 - olh@suse.de
 
diff --git a/pcre.spec b/pcre.spec
index e4d8c49..fe49a34 100644
--- a/pcre.spec
+++ b/pcre.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file for package pcre (Version 7.8)
+# spec file for package pcre (Version 7.9)
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2009 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 Name:           pcre
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
-Version:        7.8
-Release:        4
+Version:        7.9
+Release:        1
 Summary:        A library for Perl-compatible regular expressions
 License:        BSD 3-Clause; Other uncritical OpenSource License
 Group:          System/Libraries
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ make test
 %{_mandir}/man3/*.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Tue May 05 2009 ms@suse.de
+- Release 7.9 11-Apr-09 (bnc #500734)
+  Mostly bugfixes and tidies with just a couple of minor
+  functional additions.
 * Wed Jan 07 2009 olh@suse.de
 - obsolete old -XXbit packages (bnc#437293)
 * Fri Sep 12 2008 crrodriguez@suse.de