diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 44949ca2..373945dc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5.2)
 
-project (Beast VERSION 77)
+project (Beast VERSION 78)
 
 set_property (GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 option (Beast_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples" ON)
diff --git a/include/beast/version.hpp b/include/beast/version.hpp
index 26b4479f..269a81d5 100644
--- a/include/beast/version.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/version.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     This is a simple integer that is incremented by one every time
     a set of code changes is merged to the master or develop branch.
 */
-#define BEAST_VERSION 77
+#define BEAST_VERSION 78
 
 #define BEAST_VERSION_STRING "Beast/" BOOST_STRINGIZE(BEAST_VERSION)