3 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/cmd2.py b/cmd2.py
index 64ad1fe9..c7c54e26 100755
--- a/cmd2.py
+++ b/cmd2.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ if six.PY3:
 else:
     BROKEN_PIPE_ERROR = IOError
 
-__version__ = '0.7.8'
+__version__ = '0.7.9a'
 
 # Pyparsing enablePackrat() can greatly speed up parsing, but problems have been seen in Python 3 in the past
 pyparsing.ParserElement.enablePackrat()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6607b799..c33e19ff 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Setuptools setup file, used to install or test 'cmd2'
 """
 from setuptools import setup
 
-VERSION = '0.7.8'
+VERSION = '0.7.9a'
 DESCRIPTION = "cmd2 - a tool for building interactive command line applications in Python"
 LONG_DESCRIPTION = """cmd2 is a tool for building interactive command line applications in Python. Its goal is to make 
 it quick and easy for developers to build feature-rich and user-friendly interactive command line applications.  It 
diff --git a/tests/test_cmd2.py b/tests/test_cmd2.py
index 0e9ad589..c877e60f 100644
--- a/tests/test_cmd2.py
+++ b/tests/test_cmd2.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from conftest import run_cmd, normalize, BASE_HELP, HELP_HISTORY, SHORTCUTS_TXT,
 
 
 def test_ver():
-    assert cmd2.__version__ == '0.7.8'
+    assert cmd2.__version__ == '0.7.9a'
 
 
 def test_empty_statement(base_app):