diff --git a/package.yml b/package.yml
--- a/package.yml
+++ b/package.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name       : retroarch
-version    : 1.7.8.4
-release    : 35
+version    : 1.7.9
+release    : 36
 source     :
-    - https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/archive/v1.7.8.4.tar.gz : fd3092b4dbd930689e66977a177b6c0ccea53721310d1c69c8b255b9b08affa9
+    - https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/archive/v1.7.9.tar.gz : 00d45a468023fbab8c023a81d4f26bca91bacb24ab24a7162079c26ff042c367
 license    : GPL-3.0-or-later
 component  : games.emulator
 summary    : RetroArch is the official reference frontend for the libretro API
diff --git a/pspec_x86_64.xml b/pspec_x86_64.xml
--- a/pspec_x86_64.xml
+++ b/pspec_x86_64.xml
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@
         </Files>
     </Package>
     <History>
-        <Update release="35">
-            <Date>2019-09-19</Date>
-            <Version>1.7.8.4</Version>
+        <Update release="36">
+            <Date>2019-10-05</Date>
+            <Version>1.7.9</Version>
             <Comment>Packaging update</Comment>
             <Name>Jacob Alzén</Name>
             <Email>jacob.alzen@gmail.com</Email>
         </Update>
     </History>
 </PISI>
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