diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c09c4fb14..0bcc818cc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,26 @@ unreleased changes
    applications which use end-to-end encryption. See the
    [README](README.md#end-to-end-encryption-support) for details.
 
+Changes in [0.7.9](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/releases/tag/v0.7.9) (2017-06-01)
+================================================================================================
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/compare/v0.7.8...v0.7.9)
+
+ * Initial framework for indexeddb-backed crypto store
+   [\#445](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/pull/445)
+ * Factor out reEmit to a common module
+   [\#444](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/pull/444)
+ * crypto/algorithms/base.js: Convert to es6
+   [\#443](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/pull/443)
+ * maySendRedactionForEvent for userId
+   [\#435](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/pull/435)
+ * MatrixClient: add getUserId()
+   [\#441](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/pull/441)
+ * Run jsdoc on a custom babeling of the source
+   [\#442](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/pull/442)
+ * Add in a public api getStoredDevice allowing clients to get a specific
+   device
+   [\#439](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/pull/439)
+
 Changes in [0.7.8](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/releases/tag/v0.7.8) (2017-05-22)
 ================================================================================================
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/compare/v0.7.8-rc.1...v0.7.8)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f22c3843..93277d11f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "matrix-js-sdk",
-  "version": "0.7.8",
+  "version": "0.7.9",
   "description": "Matrix Client-Server SDK for Javascript",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index b92f3638d..5a0538a58 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ if [ -n "$signing_id" ]; then
 
     tarfile="$tag.tar.gz"
     gh_project_url=$(git remote get-url origin |
-                            sed -e 's#^git@github.com:#https://github.com/#' -e 's/\.git$//')
+                            sed -e 's#^git@github\.com:#https://github.com/#' \
+                                -e 's#^git\+ssh://git@github\.com/#https://github.com/#' \
+                                -e 's/\.git$//')
     project_name="${gh_project_url##*/}"
     curl -L "${gh_project_url}/archive/${tarfile}" -o "${tarfile}"