diff --git a/linux-iot-lts2018.spec b/linux-iot-lts2018.spec
index 7e8d75a4..9cbd9908 100644
--- a/linux-iot-lts2018.spec
+++ b/linux-iot-lts2018.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Version:        4.19.66
 # upstream number is the number from PKT it consist in
 # YYMMDDHHMM a 10 length number
 %global upstreamnumber         1903221317
-Release:        78
+Release:        79
 License:        GPL-2.0
 Summary:        The Linux kernel
 Url:            http://www.kernel.org/
diff --git a/release b/release
index 8e14edce..85322d0b 100644
--- a/release
+++ b/release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-78
+79