diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5596536..f481641 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+1.7.9
+=====
+Fixes:
+------
+* Fix a bug where `cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive` would pass a nullpointer to `strcmp` when called on an array (#315). Thanks @yuweol for reporting.
+* Fix error in `cJSON_Utils` where the case sensitivity was not respected (#317). Thanks @yuta-oxo for fixing.
+
 1.7.8
 =====
 Fixes:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f2ae7ed..b5c6b5b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR 7)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 8)
+set(PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 9)
 set(CJSON_VERSION_SO 1)
 set(CJSON_UTILS_VERSION_SO 1)
 set(PROJECT_VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}")
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2921ed7..33ecb2e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CJSON_TEST_SRC = cJSON.c test.c
 
 LDLIBS = -lm
 
-LIBVERSION = 1.7.8
+LIBVERSION = 1.7.9
 CJSON_SOVERSION = 1
 UTILS_SOVERSION = 1
 
diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index c9c5b61..e8a62b3 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(char *) cJSON_GetStringValue(cJSON *item) {
 }
 
 /* This is a safeguard to prevent copy-pasters from using incompatible C and header files */
-#if (CJSON_VERSION_MAJOR != 1) || (CJSON_VERSION_MINOR != 7) || (CJSON_VERSION_PATCH != 8)
+#if (CJSON_VERSION_MAJOR != 1) || (CJSON_VERSION_MINOR != 7) || (CJSON_VERSION_PATCH != 9)
     #error cJSON.h and cJSON.c have different versions. Make sure that both have the same.
 #endif
 
diff --git a/cJSON.h b/cJSON.h
index 8d45390..ec572ec 100644
--- a/cJSON.h
+++ b/cJSON.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ then using the CJSON_API_VISIBILITY flag to "export" the same symbols the way CJ
 /* project version */
 #define CJSON_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define CJSON_VERSION_MINOR 7
-#define CJSON_VERSION_PATCH 8
+#define CJSON_VERSION_PATCH 9
 
 #include <stddef.h>