diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
index 2b17101..00eb3f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: '20'
-          always-auth: true
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 594a3ed..98efb1b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.7.8"
+  ".": "0.7.9"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7dc6ffa..66585e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.7.9 (2025-12-15)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.7.8...v0.7.9](https://github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod-sdk-typescript/compare/v0.7.8...v0.7.9)
+
 ## 0.7.8 (2025-12-12)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.7.7...v0.7.8](https://github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod-sdk-typescript/compare/v0.7.7...v0.7.8)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8262547..5e3ced6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gitpod/sdk",
-  "version": "0.7.8",
+  "version": "0.7.9",
   "description": "The official TypeScript library for the Gitpod API",
   "author": "Gitpod <dev-feedback@ona.com>",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 933da4c..d0d3e74 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const VERSION = '0.7.8'; // x-release-please-version
+export const VERSION = '0.7.9'; // x-release-please-version