diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9b23d007a..a829a407c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 
 ## Next
 
+## 0.7.9
+
+* Security fixes
+
+  * Update from Go 1.11.2 to Go 1.11.5, it notably fixes a vulnerability in certificate validation (see https://github.com/golang/go/issues/29233)
+
+* Features
+
+  * Bundle the 1.12-patch.7 core CLI, it adds support for `--app-id` in the `dcos package describe` command
+
 ## 0.7.8
 
 * Features
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b66943107..7ebe67d3c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ PKG=github.com/dcos/dcos-cli
 PKG_DIR=/go/src/$(PKG)
 IMAGE_NAME=dcos/dcos-cli
 VERSION?=$(shell git rev-parse HEAD)
-CORE_VERSION?=1.12-patch.6
+CORE_VERSION?=1.12-patch.7
 
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