diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 268ee5380cbafeab541ef62be001849fbe95597f..972c0058255bcd6f5211ad297afbdef8e9ab25d3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ set(PACKAGE "libwebsockets")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "${PACKAGE}")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "7")
-set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "8")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "9")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "andy@warmcat.com")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "${PACKAGE} ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
-set(SOVERSION "7")
+set(SOVERSION "7.1")
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_GENERATOR "TGZ")
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(VERSION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index 68c876addbd95b1229c8eabfa84ac7b91629f829..9a8710e207f5957608c45daba5b90b4c0f29c8a9 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+v1.7.9
+======
+
+NB: lws_snprintf() added, but only used in library and test apps
+SONAME bump to 7.1
+
+Fixes:
+
+1) Fix leak caused by undestroyed pthread mutex
+
+2) Add CLIENT_CONNECTION_ERROR callbacks for more failure paths
+
+3) Fix for client close to callback on one error path 
+
+4) lws_snprintf() needed in a couple of test apps (1.7.x lib doesn't use it
+for aggregated buffer truncation)
+
+
 v1.7.8
 ======
 
diff --git a/libwebsockets-api-doc.html b/libwebsockets-api-doc.html
index 13d3f006950aac97c29c2e61ad89d7e5336baab6..730a2ab56ac04648853c5407a5de962fefad8c01 100644
--- a/libwebsockets-api-doc.html
+++ b/libwebsockets-api-doc.html
@@ -1674,3 +1674,27 @@ Otherwise a default timeout is used.
 <dd>Length of data in <tt><b>buf</b></tt> to send
 </dl>
 <hr>
+<h2>lws_snprintf - </h2>
+<i>LWS_EXTERN int</i>
+<b>lws_snprintf</b>
+(<i>char *</i> <b>str</b>,
+<i>size_t</i> <b>size</b>,
+<i>const char *</i> <b>format</b>,
+<i></i> <b>...</b>)
+<h3>Arguments</h3>
+<dl>
+<dt><b>...</b>
+<dd>variable arguments
+</dl>
+<h3>Description</h3>
+<blockquote>
+<p>
+\param str: destination buffer
+\param size: bytes left in destination buffer
+\param format: format string
+\param ...: args for format
+<p>
+This lets you correctly truncate buffers by concatenating lengths, if you
+reach the limit the reported length doesn't exceed the limit.
+</blockquote>
+<hr>
diff --git a/libwebsockets.spec b/libwebsockets.spec
index c6b561288d21092ea9bde5d87a921133707faa5b..2068c27b427f3c76384f98703bcd7c75ab376a5a 100644
--- a/libwebsockets.spec
+++ b/libwebsockets.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: libwebsockets
-Version: 1.7.8
+Version: 1.7.9
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 Summary: Websocket Server and Client Library
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /usr/bin/libwebsockets-test-echo
 /usr/bin/libwebsockets-test-fraggle
 /usr/bin/libwebsockets-test-fuzxy
-/%{_libdir}/libwebsockets.so.7
+/%{_libdir}/libwebsockets.so.7.1
 /%{_libdir}/libwebsockets.so
 /%{_libdir}/cmake/libwebsockets/LibwebsocketsConfig.cmake
 /%{_libdir}/cmake/libwebsockets/LibwebsocketsConfigVersion.cmake
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %changelog
 
+* Thu Sep 15 2016 Andy Green <andy@warmcat.com> 1.7.9-1
+- MINOR fixes Upstream 1.7.9 release (see changelog)
+
 * Thu May 12 2016 Andy Green <andy@warmcat.com> 1.7.8-1
 - MINOR fixes Upstream 1.7.8 release (see changelog)